MRSA harboring mecA variant gene mecC, France

Frederic Laurent; Hubert Chardon; Marisa Haenni; Michele Bes; Marie-Elisabeth Reverdy; Jean-Yves Madec; Evelyne Lagier; François Vandenesch; Anne Tristan

doi:10.3201/eid1809.111920

MRSA harboring mecA variant gene mecC, France

Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Sep;18(9):1465-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1809.111920.

Authors

Frederic Laurent¹, Hubert Chardon, Marisa Haenni, Michele Bes, Marie-Elisabeth Reverdy, Jean-Yves Madec, Evelyne Lagier, François Vandenesch, Anne Tristan

Affiliation

¹ Centre de Reference des Staphylocoques, Centre de Biologie Nord, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, 103 Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon 69004, France. frederic.laurent@chu-lyon.fr

Abstract

We describe human cases and clustered animal cases of mecA(LGA251)-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in France. Our report confirms that this new variant has a large distribution in Europe. It may represent a public health threat because phenotypic and genotypic tests seem unable to detect this new resistance mechanism.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Animals
Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
Cattle
France
Genetic Variation*
Humans
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Penicillin-Binding Proteins
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
Penicillin-Binding Proteins
mecA protein, Staphylococcus aureus