Disseminated Clonal Complex 5 (CC5) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec type II in a tertiary hospital of Southern Brazil

Authors

  • Felipe Crepaldi Duarte Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde
  • Eliandro Reis Tavares Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas
  • Tiago Danelli Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde
  • Maria Alice Galvão Ribeiro Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas
  • Lucy Megumi Yamauchi Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas
  • Sueli Fumie Yamada-Ogatta Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde
  • Marcia Regina Eches Perugini Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde

Keywords:

MRSA, Multi-drug resistance, PVL, Toxic shock syndrome toxin, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the leading causes of human infections worldwide, with major dominant lineage circulating in particular geographical regions. The Brazilian Epidemic Clone (BEC, SCCmec III, ST 239) has been predominant in most Brazilian hospitals. Here, we report the prevalence of MRSA SCCmec type II exhibiting different STs, most of them belonging to CC5 in a tertiary hospital in Southern Brazil.

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Published

2018-11-07

Issue

Vol. 60 (2018)

Section

Brief Communication

How to Cite

Duarte, F. C., Tavares, E. R., Danelli, T., Ribeiro, M. A. G., Yamauchi, L. M., Yamada-Ogatta, S. F., & Perugini, M. R. E. (2018). Disseminated Clonal Complex 5 (CC5) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec type II in a tertiary hospital of Southern Brazil. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 60, e32. https://periodicos.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/151602