Abstract
We found a virulent closely related clone (Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive, SCCmec V:ST59) of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in inpatients and outpatients in Taiwan. The isolates were found mostly in wounds but were also detected in blood, ear, respiratory, and other specimens; all were susceptible to ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Bacterial Toxins
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Chromosomes, Bacterial / genetics
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Exotoxins
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Humans
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Leukocidins
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Methicillin Resistance* / genetics
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Molecular Epidemiology*
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Prevalence
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcus aureus / classification
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
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Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
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Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity*
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Taiwan / epidemiology
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Virulence / genetics
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Wound Infection / epidemiology*
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Wound Infection / microbiology
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Bacterial Proteins
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Bacterial Toxins
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Exotoxins
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Leukocidins
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Panton-Valentine leukocidin