Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Geneva, Switzerland, 1993-2005

Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Feb;14(2):304-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1402.070229.

Abstract

Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains different from those of an endemic healthcare-associated clone was conducted over 13 years in Geneva, Switzerland. We demonstrated strain diversity, including clones rarely found in Europe. Local epidemiology of community-associated MRSA is diverse and is evolving by importation and transmission of new strains.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bacterial Toxins / genetics
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Child
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Exotoxins / genetics
  • Female
  • Genetic Variation*
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Leukocidins / genetics
  • Male
  • Methicillin Resistance*
  • Middle Aged
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / classification*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Switzerland / epidemiology

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin