Clonal Complex 398 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Producing Panton-Valentine Leukocidin, Czech Republic, 2023

• Authors: BRODÍKOVÁ Kristýna; DESTANQUE Thibault; HAENNI Marisa; KARPÍŠKOVÁ Renata
• Year of publication: 2025
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• web: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/1/24-1323_article#;
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid3101.241323
• Keywords: Resistance; virulence; molecular characterization; PVL; ST1232; SNP-based phylogeny; Tn554; ermA
• Description: To trace evolution of Panton-Valentine leucocidin–positive clonal complex 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the Czech Republic, we tested 103 MRSA isolates from humans. Five (4.9%) were Panton-Valentine leucocidin–positive clonal complex 398, sequence types 1232 and 9181. Spread to the Czech Republic may result from travel to or from other countries.

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