An outbreak of post-partum breast abscesses in Mumbai, India caused by ST22-MRSA-IV: genetic characteristics and epidemiological implications

A cluster of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) breast abscesses in women who had given birth at a hospital in Mumbai, India was investigated retrospectively. Nineteen of 20 cases were caused by a single clone: pvl-positive, spa type 648 (Ridom t852), ccrB:dru subtype 3:0, ST22-MRSA-...

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Published in:	Epidemiology and infection 2012-10, Vol.140 (10), p.1809-1812
Main Authors:	MANOHARAN, A., ZHANG, L., POOJARY, A., BHANDARKAR, L., KOPPIKAR, G., ROBINSON, D. A.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Abscess - epidemiology Abscess - microbiology Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Cloning Cluster Analysis Disease Outbreaks Epidemiology Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans India - epidemiology Mastitis - epidemiology Mastitis - microbiology Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - classification Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - genetics Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Microbiology Miscellaneous Molecular Typing MRSA Postpartum Period Pregnancy Retrospective Studies Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology Staphylococcus infections Virulence Factors - genetics
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