Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Finland in 2004 to 2006.



: Kanerva M, Salmenlinna S, Vuopio-Varkila J, Lehtinen P, Möttönen T, Virtanen MJ, Lyytikäinen O

: 2009

: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

: Journal of clinical microbiology

: J Clin Microbiol

: 47

: 8

: 2655

: 7

: 3

: 0095-1137

: 1098-660X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00771-09


A nationwide population-based study on community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Finland during 2004 to 2006 showed that both incidence (1.9/100,000 population) and strain variation increased in comparison to years 1997 to 1999. There were 7 community-associated epidemic and 25 sporadic MRSA strain types. Half of these had Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes.



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