First case of intrafamily transmission of a new MRSA clone with toxic shock syndrome toxin-1

Scand J Infect Dis. 2008;40(8):675-6. doi: 10.1080/00365540701827499.

Abstract

We report the first case of intrafamily transmission of a C-MRSA clone harbouring toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1). Because of the risk of this clone to spread in the community, family members of these patients should be screened to detect and prevent the diffusion of recurrent or new infections.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acromioclavicular Joint
  • Adult
  • Bacterial Toxins / genetics
  • Bacterial Toxins / isolation & purification*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Enterotoxins / genetics
  • Enterotoxins / isolation & purification*
  • Family Health
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / classification
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Nasal Cavity / microbiology
  • Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
  • Recurrence
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / transmission*
  • Superantigens / genetics
  • Superantigens / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Enterotoxins
  • Superantigens
  • enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal