Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan 2025)

Identification and Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC45/USA600, North Carolina, USA, 2021

  • Jennifer K. MacFarquhar,
  • Anumita Bajpai,
  • Teresa Fisher,
  • Chad Barr,
  • Alyssa G. Kent,
  • Susannah L. McKay,
  • Davina Campbell,
  • Amy S. Gargis,
  • Rocio Balbuena,
  • David Lonsway,
  • Maria Karlsson,
  • Maroya Spalding Walters,
  • D. Cal Ham,
  • William A. Glover

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3101.241573
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 1
pp. 194 – 196

Abstract

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Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) is a rare but serious public health concern. We describe a VRSA case in North Carolina, USA. The isolate from the case belonged to the USA600 lineage and clonal complex 45. No transmission was identified. Confirmed VRSA cases should include a thorough investigation and public health response.

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