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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2009, p. 2655-2657, Vol. 47, No. 8
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00771-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated in Finland in 2004 to 2006 {triangledown}

Mari Kanerva,1,2* Saara Salmenlinna,3 Jaana Vuopio-Varkila,3 Pirkko Lehtinen,1,{dagger} Teemu Möttönen,1 Mikko J. Virtanen,4 and Outi Lyytikäinen1

National Finnish Hospital Infection Program (SIRO), National Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Helsinki, Finland,1 Helsinki University Central Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Helsinki, Finland,2 Hospital Bacteria Laboratory, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Bacterial and Inflammatory Diseases, Helsinki, Finland,3 National Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Helsinki, Finland4

Received 16 April 2009/ Returned for modification 22 May 2009/ Accepted 29 May 2009

A nationwide population-based study on community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Finland during 2004 to 2006 showed that both incidence (1.9/100,000 population) and strain variation increased in comparison to years 1997 to 1999. There were 7 community-associated epidemic and 25 sporadic MRSA strain types. Half of these had Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Helsinki University Central Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Meilahti Hospital, 2nd floor, POB 340, FIN-00029 HUS, Finland. Phone: 358504272155. Fax: 358947171487. E-mail: mari.kanerva{at}hus.fi

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 3 June 2009.

{dagger} Present address: Kainuu Central Hospital, Kajaani, Finland.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2009, p. 2655-2657, Vol. 47, No. 8
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00771-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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