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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2008, p. 2438-2441, Vol. 46, No. 7
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00808-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates Collected in a Dutch University Hospital between 1999 and 2006{triangledown}

Eric Nulens,1 Ellen E. Stobberingh,2 Helke van Dessel,2 Silvie Sebastian,2 Frank H. van Tiel,2 Patrick S. Beisser,2 and Ruud H. Deurenberg2*

Department of Medical Microbiology, General Hospital St. Jan, Brugge, Belgium,1 Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands2

Received 29 April 2008/ Accepted 29 April 2008

We observed that, between 1999 and 2006, up to 50% of the methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bloodstream isolates in our hospital had a genetic background common to endemic methicillin-resistant S. aureus clones (clonal complex 5 [CC5], CC8, CC22, CC30, and CC45). Furthermore, several successful MSSA lineages, such as CC7 and CC15, were observed.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht Infection Center University Hospital Maastricht, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands. Phone: 31-43-3874644. Fax: 31-43-3876643. E-mail: rde{at}lmib.azm.nl

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 7 May 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2008, p. 2438-2441, Vol. 46, No. 7
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00808-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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