Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Slovakia, 2020 - Emergence of an Epidemic USA300 Clone in Community and Hospitals.

ABSTRACT: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of health care-associated infections. Additionally, over the decades, the spread of community-associated (CA-MRSA) clones has become a serious problem. The aim of this study was to gain data on the current epidemiology of MRSA in Slovakia. Between January 2020 and March 2020, single-patient MRSA isolates (invasive and/or colonizing) were collected in Slovakia from hospitalized inpatients (16 hospitals) or outpatients (77 cities). Isolates were characterized via antimicrobial susceptibility testing, spa typing, SCCmec typing, the detection of mecA/mecC, genes coding for Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL), and the arcA gene (part of the arginine catabolic mobile element [ACME]). Out of 412

SUBMITTER: Tkadlec J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10433824 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature