Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 398: high prevalence and geographical heterogeneity in bone and joint infection and nasal carriage

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2014 Oct;20(10):O772-5. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12567. Epub 2014 Mar 6.

Abstract

The prevalence of clonal complex (CC) 398 methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) was unexpectedly high among bone and joint infections (BJIs) and nasal-colonizing isolates in France, with surprising geographical heterogeneity. With none of the major, most-known staphylococcal virulence genes, MSSA CC398 BJI was associated with lower biological inflammatory syndrome and lower treatment failure rates.

Keywords: Clonal complex 398; bone and joint infection; methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; molecular epidemiology; nasal carriage; virulence factors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Arthritis, Infectious / epidemiology
  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology*
  • Bone Diseases, Infectious / epidemiology
  • Bone Diseases, Infectious / microbiology*
  • Carrier State / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Middle Aged
  • Nose / microbiology*
  • Prevalence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / classification*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*