TY - JOUR
T1 - Necrotizing fasciitis caused by a variant of epidemic methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus -15
AU - Govindan, S.
AU - Chakrakodi, B.
AU - Prabhakara, S.
AU - Arakere, G.
AU - Kumar, S.
AU - Bairy, I.
PY - 2012/10/1
Y1 - 2012/10/1
N2 - We report a case of necrotizing fasciitis (NF), caused by community-acquired epidemic methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus 15 (EMRSA 15). The patient had a prolonged recovery period following treatment with antibiotics and surgical debridement of the infected part. Molecular characterization revealed that the isolate carried Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCC mec) type IV harboring Panton-Valentine Leucocidin (pvl) gene and having accessory gene regulator (agr) type I. The isolate was positive for enterotoxin gene cluster (egc). Pulsed field gel electrophoresis patterns revealed that the isolate belonged sequence type 22, which is an Indian variant of EMRSA 15, reported earlier.
AB - We report a case of necrotizing fasciitis (NF), caused by community-acquired epidemic methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus 15 (EMRSA 15). The patient had a prolonged recovery period following treatment with antibiotics and surgical debridement of the infected part. Molecular characterization revealed that the isolate carried Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCC mec) type IV harboring Panton-Valentine Leucocidin (pvl) gene and having accessory gene regulator (agr) type I. The isolate was positive for enterotoxin gene cluster (egc). Pulsed field gel electrophoresis patterns revealed that the isolate belonged sequence type 22, which is an Indian variant of EMRSA 15, reported earlier.
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U2 - 10.4103/0255-0857.103778
DO - 10.4103/0255-0857.103778
M3 - Article
C2 - 23183478
AN - SCOPUS:84871304167
SN - 0255-0857
VL - 30
SP - 476
EP - 479
JO - Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
JF - Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
IS - 4
ER -