Cross-Border Dissemination of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Euregio Meuse-Rhin Region

Deurenberg, Ruud H.; Nulens, Eric; Valvatne, Havard; Sebastian, Silvie; Driessen, Christel; Craeghs, Jos; De Brauwer, Els; Heising, Bernhard; Kraat, Yvette J.; Riebe, Joachim; Stals, Frans S.; Trienekens, Thera A.; Scheres, Jacques; Friedrich, Alexander W.; van Tiel, Frank H.; Beisser, Patrick S.; Stobberingh, Ellen E.

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Cross-Border Dissemination of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Euregio Meuse-Rhin Region

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May 2009
By Deurenberg, Ruud H. ; Nulens, Eric ; Valvatne, Havard ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Deurenberg, Ruud H. ; Nulens, Eric ; Valvatne, Havard ; Sebastian, Silvie ; Driessen, Christel ; Craeghs, Jos ; De Brauwer, Els ; Heising, Bernhard ; Kraat, Yvette J. ; Riebe, Joachim ; Stals, Frans S. ; Trienekens, Thera A. ; Scheres, Jacques ; Friedrich, Alexander W. ; van Tiel, Frank H. ; Beisser, Patrick S. ; Stobberingh, Ellen E.
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Because the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) differs among the 3 countries forming the Euregio Meuse-Rhin (EMR) region (Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands), cross-border healthcare requires information about the spread of MRSA in the EMR. We investigated the emergence, dissemination, and diversity of MRSA clones in the EMR by using several typing methods. MRSA associated with clonal complexes 5, 8, 30, and 45 was disseminated throughout the EMR. Dutch isolates, mainly associated with sequence types (ST) ST5-MRSA-II, ST5-MRSA-IV, ST8-MRSA-IV, and ST45-MSRA-IV had a more diverse genetic background than the isolates from Belgium and Germany, associated with ST45-MRSA-IV and ST5-MRSA-II, respectively. MRSA associated with pigs (ST398-MRSA-IV/V) was found in the Dutch area of the EMR. Five percent of the MRSA isolates harbored Panton-Valentine leukocidin and were classified as community-associated MRSA associated with ST1, 8, 30, 80, and 89.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents Bacterial Proteins Cloning, Molecular Community-Acquired Infections Cross Infection Drug Resistance, Bacterial Humans Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Microbial Sensitivity Tests Polymerase Chain Reaction Prevalence Staphylococcal Infections Virulence Factors
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Emerg Infect Dis. 15(5):727-734.
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Journal Article
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Belgium ; Germany ; Netherlands
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15
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5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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