Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan 2025)

Clonal Complex 398 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Producing Panton-Valentine Leukocidin, Czech Republic, 2023

  • Kristýna Brodíková,
  • Thibault Destanque,
  • Marisa Haenni,
  • Renáta Karpíšková

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3101.241323
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 1
pp. 174 – 177

Abstract

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To trace evolution of Panton-Valentine leucocidin–positive clonal complex 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the Czech Republic, we tested 103 MRSA isolates from humans. Five (4.9%) were Panton-Valentine leucocidin–positive clonal complex 398, sequence types 1232 and 9181. Spread to the Czech Republic may result from travel to or from other countries.

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