The contribution of Specialist Family Physicians to South Africa's private sector: A position statement.

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Outbreak of a South West Pacific clone Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in a UK neonatal intensive care unit.

Background: Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-MRSA) has become a globally common cause of community-acquired infections.

Aim: We report an outbreak of PVL-MRSA in a regional neonatal unit in the UK involving three babies and three staff members.

Methods: Quinolone susceptibility was helpful in identifying potential PVL-MRSA but toxin gene profiling and sequence-based typing were required to distinguish between two PVL-MRSA strains present in the unit.