Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Staphylococcus aureus, MSSA – France: (Mayotte) 2014, PVL-positive, S. argenteus

PRO/EDR> Staphylococcus aureus, MSSA – France: (Mayotte) 2014, PVL-positive, S. argenteus

Staph -- Worldwide/UnknownDupieux C, Blonde R, Bouchiat C, Meugnier H, Bes M, Laurent S, Vandenesch F, Laurent F, Tristan A.Abstract-----------We describe 2 cases of human infections caused by _Staphylococcus aureus_ clonal complex (CC) 75, also called _Staphylococcus argenteus_, harbouring the Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL). These 2 sporadic cases were community-acquired, and identified in France in 2014. Both had an epidemiological link with Mayotte, an overseas department of France located Read more [...]