CC9 livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus emerges in bloodstream infections in French patients unconnected with animal farming

Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Apr;56(8):e83-6. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis1205. Epub 2012 Dec 21.

Abstract

We report 4 bloodstream infections associated with CC9 agr type II Staphylococcus aureus in individuals without animal exposure. We demonstrate, by microarray analysis, the presence of egc cluster, fnbA, cap operon, lukS, set2, set12, splE, splD, sak, epiD, and can, genomic features associated with a high virulence potential in humans.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
  • Bacteremia / epidemiology
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • France / epidemiology
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Livestock / microbiology
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Virulence Factors

Substances

  • Virulence Factors