Literature DB >> 20822831

First outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 harboring the Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes among Japanese health care workers and hospitalized patients.

Miki Nagao1, Yoshitsugu Iinuma, Masahiro Suzuki, Aki Matsushima, Shunji Takakura, Yutaka Ito, Satoshi Ichiyama.   

Abstract

This report describes the first outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 in a general hospital ward in Japan, involving 6 health care workers and 4 patients. This report emphasizes the need for health care personnel to be alert that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus harboring Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene poses a threat for both nosocomial and occupational infection.
Copyright © 2010 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Year:  2010        PMID： 20822831     DOI： 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.04.214

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Am J Infect Control        ISSN： 0196-6553            Impact factor:   2.918


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4.  Antimicrobial ointments and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300.

Authors:  Masahiro Suzuki; Kazuhiro Yamada; Miki Nagao; Etsuko Aoki; Masakado Matsumoto; Tatsuya Hirayama; Hiroaki Yamamoto; Reiji Hiramatsu; Satoshi Ichiyama; Yoshitsugu Iinuma
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Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2015-11-04       Impact factor: 3.240

Review 7.  Prevalence and risk factors of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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