Emergence, transmission and phylogeny of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 8 (USA300) in Taiwan

Publication date: Available online 21 February 2018 Source:Journal of Hospital Infection Author(s): Yhu-Chering Huang, Chih-Jung Chen, Ching-Chia Kuo, Min-Chi Lu We identified 27 (0.51%) USA300 isolates from a pool of 5308 meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates collected in Taiwan between 1995 and October 2015, including 12 infecting isolates from 10 patients. The first two isolates were identified in 2005 and 23 isolates since 2010. Phylogenetic analysis revealed all the local isolates were closely related to those in North America and there was a clade consisting of 13 local isolates from 10 patients. MRSA USA300 existed in Taiwan in 2005 or earlier, with increasing identification since 2010. Local transmission of USA300 strains have occurred in Taiwan after imported from North America.
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research