Abstract
We investigated the characteristics of 20 community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated in a paediatric hospital in Athens. Eighteen of these, all isolated from skin and soft tissue infections, carried the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) determinants. They all were found resistant to fusidic acid, tetracycline and kanamycin, and displayed a PFGE pattern identical to that of the well-described ST80 CA-MRSA clone circulating in various European countries.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Child
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Community-Acquired Infections / blood
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Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
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Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
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Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
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Female
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Greece / epidemiology
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Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Incidence
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Male
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Population Surveillance / methods
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Risk Assessment / methods*
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Risk Factors
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Staphylococcal Infections / blood
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*