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An outbreak of post-partum breast abscesses in Mumbai, India caused by ST22-MRSA-IV: genetic characteristics and epidemiological implications.

Abstract
A cluster of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) breast abscesses in women who had given birth at a hospital in Mumbai, India was investigated retrospectively. Nineteen of 20 cases were caused by a single clone: pvl-positive, spa type 648 (Ridom t852), ccrB:dru subtype 3:0, ST22-MRSA-IV. Despite the presence of pvl and SCCmec type IV, which are common genetic markers in community-associated MRSA, this outbreak was caused by a healthcare-associated, community-onset MRSA that was common in the hospital environment. Thus, infection control practices may have an important role in limiting the spread of this virulent clone.
AuthorsA Manoharan, L Zhang, A Poojary, L Bhandarkar, G Koppikar, D A Robinson
JournalEpidemiology and infection (Epidemiol Infect) Vol. 140 Issue 10 Pg. 1809-12 (Oct 2012) ISSN: 1469-4409 [Electronic] England
PMID22475374 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
Chemical References
  • Virulence Factors
Topics
  • Abscess (epidemiology, microbiology)
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Female
  • Humans
  • India (epidemiology)
  • Mastitis (epidemiology, microbiology)
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (classification, genetics, isolation & purification)
  • Molecular Typing
  • Postpartum Period
  • Pregnancy
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Staphylococcal Infections (epidemiology, microbiology)
  • Virulence Factors (genetics)

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