MRSA Harboring mecA Variant Gene mecC, France

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...

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Autores principales: Laurent, Frederic, Chardon, Hubert, Haenni, Marisa, Bes, Michele, Reverdy, Marie-Elisabeth, Madec, Jean-Yves, Lagier, Evelyne, Vandenesch, François, Tristan, Anne
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3437715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22932400
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1809.111920
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author Laurent, Frederic
Chardon, Hubert
Haenni, Marisa
Bes, Michele
Reverdy, Marie-Elisabeth
Madec, Jean-Yves
Lagier, Evelyne
Vandenesch, François
Tristan, Anne
author_facet Laurent, Frederic
Chardon, Hubert
Haenni, Marisa
Bes, Michele
Reverdy, Marie-Elisabeth
Madec, Jean-Yves
Lagier, Evelyne
Vandenesch, François
Tristan, Anne
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description 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.
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spelling pubmed-34377152012-09-13 MRSA Harboring mecA Variant Gene mecC, France Laurent, Frederic Chardon, Hubert Haenni, Marisa Bes, Michele Reverdy, Marie-Elisabeth Madec, Jean-Yves Lagier, Evelyne Vandenesch, François Tristan, Anne Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3437715/ /pubmed/22932400 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1809.111920 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Laurent, Frederic
Chardon, Hubert
Haenni, Marisa
Bes, Michele
Reverdy, Marie-Elisabeth
Madec, Jean-Yves
Lagier, Evelyne
Vandenesch, François
Tristan, Anne
MRSA Harboring mecA Variant Gene mecC, France
title MRSA Harboring mecA Variant Gene mecC, France
title_full MRSA Harboring mecA Variant Gene mecC, France
title_fullStr MRSA Harboring mecA Variant Gene mecC, France
title_full_unstemmed MRSA Harboring mecA Variant Gene mecC, France
title_short MRSA Harboring mecA Variant Gene mecC, France
title_sort mrsa harboring meca variant gene mecc, france
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3437715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22932400
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1809.111920
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