Outbreak of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Associated Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Infection in a Rugby Team, France, 2010-2011.

Elodie Couvé-Deacon (1) , Anne Tristan (2, 3) , Nathalie Pestourie (1) , Christian Faure (4) , Valérie Doffoel-Hantz (5) , Fabien Garnier (1) , Frédéric Laurent (3, 2) , Gérard Lina (3, 2) , Marie-Cécile Ploy (1)

1 Service de Bactériologie, Virologie, Hygiène [CHU Limoges]
2 Centre National de Reference des Staphylocoques
3 StaPath - Pathogénie des Staphylocoques – Staphylococcal Pathogenesis
4 Cabinet Medical du Midi
5 Clinique François Chénieux

Staphylococcus aureus strains that produce Panton-Valentine leukocidin are known to cause community infections. We describe an outbreak of skin abscesses caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (clonal complex 121) in a professional rugby team in France during July 2010-February 2011. Eight team members were carriers; 7 had skin abscesses.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Microbiologie et Parasitologie

Elodie Couvé-Deacon, Anne Tristan, Nathalie Pestourie, Christian Faure, Valérie Doffoel-Hantz, et al.. Outbreak of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Associated Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Infection in a Rugby Team, France, 2010-2011.. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015, 22 (1), pp.96-9. ⟨hal-01319292⟩