Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Third Military Medical University, Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering under the Educational Committee in Chongqing, Chongqing 400038, China.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Sep;77(1):64-8. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.06.008. Epub 2013 Jul 19.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important pathogen that causes a wide range of both hospital- and community-acquired infections. The high prevalence of MRSA and the extensive use of vancomycin in Mainland China may lead to the emergence of vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) isolates. In this case, we report a VISA isolate from a 34-year-old male patient with steam burn. The isolate was determined to be sequence type 239 staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type III, the most prevalent MRSA clone in Mainland China.
耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌（MRSA）是一种重要的病原体，可引起广泛的医院和社区获得性感染。MRSA 的高流行率和万古霉素在中国内地的广泛使用可能导致中间葡萄球菌（VISA）分离株的出现。在这种情况下，我们报告了一例来自 34 岁男性蒸汽烧伤患者的 VISA 分离株。该分离株被确定为 239 型序列葡萄球菌盒染色体 mec 型 III，这是中国内地最常见的 MRSA 克隆。
