Pathotype and susceptibility profile of a community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain responsible for a case of severe pneumonia

Molecular analysis and susceptibility patterns of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains circulating in the community in the Ligurian area, a northern region of Italy: emergence of USA300 and EMRSA-15 clones

“…At present, in Italy three cases of severe pneumonia, one case of skin and soft-tissue infection and one case of severe sepsis sustained by different CA-MRSA strains have been documented [34][35][36][37][38]. In particular, a variant of the SWP clone, one strain belonging to ST88 (SCCmec V) and three strains belonging to ST8 (SCCmec IV) have been isolated as causative agents of the abovementioned infections.…”

High clonal heterogeneity of Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from skin and soft-tissue infections in the Province of Bolzano, Northern Italy

“…CA-MRSA are less frequent but are characterised by higher clonal diversity in Europe than in the USA [1,2], and in Italy some case reports or small studies have been published [3][4][5][6]. No data regarding CA-MRSA have yet been published regarding the Province of Bolzano, Northern Italy, with a catchment population of 500 000.…”

Successful Treatment of Fulminant Community-Acquired <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Necrotizing Pneumonia in a Previously Healthy Young Man

“…Moreover, biofilm formation by the Kurashiki strain was significantly reduced in comparison to that of PAO1. Biofilm formation capacity independently contributes to the virulence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive communityacquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection, and is related to the pathogenesis of necrotizing pneumonia (22). These data suggest that the Kurashiki strain is not more virulent than the PAO1 strain.…”