Molecular characterization and clonal diversity of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from the community in Spain: emergence of clone sequence type 72

Comparative Genomic Analysis Provides Insights into the Evolution and Genetic Diversity of Community-Genotype Sequence Type 72 Staphylococcus aureus Isolates

“…The community-genotype S. aureus ST72 lineage, which is predominant in South Korea ( 13 ), has emerged and gradually increased in hospital settings, similar to other hospital-genotype isolates, such as ST5 and ST239 in Asia. Although ST72 isolates have rarely been reported in other countries ( 18 – 20 ), the 107 ST72 isolates analyzed in this study covered 18 countries on five different continents and were isolated between 2003 and 2019. The most frequently observed isolates were from the United States ( n = 42), where isolation of ST72 isolates has not been previously reported, followed by China ( n = 24), which has reported only sporadic isolation of ST72 isolates ( 19 ).…”

“…Moreover, although ST72 is relatively susceptible to non-β-lactams, several isolates have undergone rapid evolution of antimicrobial resistance, and some have been identified as vancomycin-intermediate isolates ( 17 , 18 ). Although isolation of ST72 isolates has been reported sporadically in other countries such as China ( 19 ), Japan ( 18 ), and Spain ( 20 ), no previous study has provided detailed information on the genomic features of the ST72 lineage on a global scale.…”

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in food and the prevalence in Brazil: a review

“…The MRSA is one of the leading causes of infections [28]; 50% of the strains isolated in the USA and in European countries are Methicillin-resistant [25,29]. Infections caused by MRSA generate higher expenses in the area of public health, and higher morbidity and mortality rate compared with nonresistant strains [25,30].…”

The changing face of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections

“…Studies in Spain, South Korea and the Netherlands have identified previously unrecognised MRSA strains and transmission events outside traditional hospital settings. [6][7][8] There is also increasing recognition of significant animal reservoirs of MRSA that serve both as an ecologic sump for transmission and a further site for the development of antibiotic resistance. 9,10 A number of studies have found that community infections now contribute a significant proportion of MRSA isolates.…”