Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Taiwan

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.

Keywords

• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, Community-associated MRSA, Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL), SCCmec V
• dispatch
• Taiwan