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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2015

Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus blood culture isolates: results of the Quebec Provincial Surveillance Programme.

S Lévesque, A M Bourgault, L A Galarneau, D Moisan, F Doualla-Bell, C Tremblay

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2020
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  5. Community-associated methicillin-resistantCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

S LévesqueLaboratoire de santé publique du Québec,Institut national de santé publique du Québec,Québec,Canada.
A M BourgaultMcGill University Health Centre and Department of Medicine, McGill University,Montréal,Québec,Canada.
L A GalarneauCentre hospitalier régional de Trois-Rivières,Québec,Canada.
D MoisanCentre de santé et des services sociaux de Rivière-du-Loup,Québec,Canada.
F Doualla-BellLaboratoire de santé publique du Québec,Institut national de santé publique du Québec,Québec,Canada.
C TremblayLaboratoire de santé publique du Québec,Institut national de santé publique du Québec,Québec,Canada.
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec · CACégep de Rivière-du-Loup · CACentre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec · CAMcGill University Health Centre · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to characterize methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood culture isolates and to determine their relative importance in both nosocomial and community-acquired infections. A total of 535 MRSA blood culture isolates were analysed. In vitro susceptibility to 14 agents was determined. The genes nuc, mecA and coding for PVL toxin were identified by PCR. All isolates were characterized by PFGE or spa typing to assess their genomic relationships. Most MRSA isolates were retrieved from nosocomial bloodstream infections (474, 89%) and were of the CMRSA2 genotype. Healthcare-associated (HA)-MRSA bloodstream infections were associated with older age (70-89 years, P = 0·002) and most often secondary to central line infections (P = 0·005). Among MRSA strains associated with community-acquired (CA)-MRSA, 28·8% were isolated in intravenous drug users. CA-MRSA genotypes were more frequently found in young adults (20-39 years, P < 0·0001) with skin/soft tissue as the primary sources of infection (P = 0·006). CMRSA10 genotype was the predominant CA-MRSA strain. All MRSA isolates were susceptible to doxycycline, tigecycline, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and vancomycin. Both the presence of the genes coding for PVL toxin (89·8%) and susceptibility to clindamycin (86·5%) were predictive of CA-MRSA genotypes. Whereas in the USA, HA-MRSA have been replaced by USA300 (CMRSA10) clone as the predominant MRSA strain type in positive blood cultures from hospitalized patients, this phenomenon has not been observed in the province of Quebec.

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Methicillin ResistanceMolecular EpidemiologyAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteremiaBacterial ProteinsCross InfectionFemaleHumansMaleMethicillinMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsMethicillinStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID25140694
PMCPMC9507191
OpenAlexW2102424776

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