Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals in Tbilisi, the Republic of Georgia, are variants of the Brazilian clone

M.D. Bartels; A. Nanuashvili; K. Boye; S.M. Rohde; N. Jashiashvili; N.A. Faria; M. Kereselidze; S. Kharebava; Henrik T. Westh

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals in Tbilisi, the Republic of Georgia, are variants of the Brazilian clone

M.D. Bartels, A. Nanuashvili, K. Boye, S.M. Rohde, N. Jashiashvili, N.A. Faria, M. Kereselidze, S. Kharebava, Henrik T. Westh

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to characterise methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from the Republic of Georgia, part of the former Soviet Union. Thirty-two non-duplicate MRSA isolates were collected in the period from May 2006 to February 2007. The patient data were analysed and the isolates were characterised by staphylococcal protein A (spa) typing, staphylococcal chromosome cassette mec (SCCmec) typing, multilocus sequence typing (MLST), pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and the detection of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes. Only two closely related spa types were found; 29 isolates were of spa type 459 and three were t030. The spa types belonged to sequence type (ST) 239, clonal complex (CC) 8. All isolates were multiresistant, PVL-negative and harboured SCCmec type IIIA. Based on the molecular findings and PFGE, the isolates most closely resembled the pandemic Brazilian clone (ST239-IIIA)
Udgivelsesdato: 2008/8

Original language	English
Journal	European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Volume	27
Issue number	8
Pages (from-to)	757-760
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0934-9723
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals in Tbilisi, the Republic of Georgia, are variants of the Brazilian clone. / Bartels, M.D.; Nanuashvili, A.; Boye, K. et al.
In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Vol. 27, No. 8, 2008, p. 757-760.

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