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Case Reports
. 2012 Sep;18(9):1465-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid1809.111920.

MRSA harboring mecA variant gene mecC, France

Frederic Laurent  1 , Hubert Chardon, Marisa Haenni, Michele Bes, Marie-Elisabeth Reverdy, Jean-Yves Madec, Evelyne Lagier, François Vandenesch, Anne Tristan
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MRSA harboring mecA variant gene mecC, France

Frederic Laurent et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Sep.

Abstract

We describe human cases and clustered animal cases of mecA(LGA251)-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in France. Our report confirms that this new variant has a large distribution in Europe. It may represent a public health threat because phenotypic and genotypic tests seem unable to detect this new resistance mechanism.

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