Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Finland in 2004 to 2006

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Aug;47(8):2655-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00771-09. Epub 2009 Jun 3.

Abstract

A nationwide population-based study on community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Finland during 2004 to 2006 showed that both incidence (1.9/100,000 population) and strain variation increased in comparison to years 1997 to 1999. There were 7 community-associated epidemic and 25 sporadic MRSA strain types. Half of these had Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Toxins / genetics
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Exotoxins / genetics
  • Finland / epidemiology
  • Genetic Variation
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Leukocidins / genetics
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Virulence Factors / genetics

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin
  • Virulence Factors