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National Reference Center (NRC) for Staphylococcus aureus

Important communication (14/06/2024)

From 4 July, the activities of the Campylobacter, Staphylococcus, Legionella and Haemophilus influenzae national reference centres will be consolidated at our Porte de Hal activity centre (LHUB-ULB, National Reference Centres, 322 rue Haute, 1000 Brussels). 

Scientific communications

  • Ariane Deplano et al., Persistence of the Staphylococcus aureus epidemic European fusidic acid-resistant impetigo clone (EEFIC) in Belgium, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Volume 78, Issue 8, August 2023, Pages 2061–2065, https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkad204
  • Nicolas Yin, Charlotte, Nadia et al., Emergence and spread of a mupirocin-resistant variant of the European epidemic fusidic acid-resistant impetigo clone of Staphylococcus aureus in Belgium, 2013 to 2023, 12 March 2024, preprint (version 1), https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4074618/v1

Tests disponibles

  1. Confirmation of linezolid resistance
  2. Antibiotic susceptibility testing
  3. MLST typing
  4. Typing of the SCCmec element (SCCmec )
  5. Molecular typing by PFGE
  6. Molecular typing by sequencing the spa gene
  7. Detection of genes etd, seh and arcA
  8. Detection of exotoxins
  9. Confirmation of glycopeptide resistance
  10. Sampling, storage and transport instructions (valid for all analyses)
  11. Determination of aminoglycoside resistance
  12. Determination of tetracycline resistance
  13. Determination of resistance to macrolides-lincosamides-streptogramins (MLS)
  14. Determination of resistance level to mupirocin
  15. Phenotypic determination of resistance to oxacillin or cefoxitin
  16. Species identification of Staphylococcus sp.
  17. Detection of genes mecA, nuc and 16S by PCR

Responsible laboratories

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Formulaires de demande

Year Description
2022 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2022
2022 PDF icon National Microbiological surveillance of the epidemic European fusidic-acid resistant impetigo clone (EEFIC) - Preprint version
2021 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2021
2020 PDF icon S. aureus Surveillance Belgian Hospitals 2019-2020 Surveillance report
2020 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2020 Rapport CNR
2020 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2020 NRC rapport
2019 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2019 Rapport CNR
2019 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2019 NRC rapport
2018 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2018 Rapport CNR
2018 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2018 NRC rapport
2017 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2017 Rapport CNR
2017 PDF icon S. aureus Surveillance Belgian Hospitals 2017 Surveillance report
2017 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2017 NRC rapport
2016 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2016 Rapport CNR
2016 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2016 NRC rapport
2015 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2015 NRC rapport
2015 PDF icon Etude nationale de prévalence MDRO en maison de repos et de soins 2015
2015 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2015 Rapport CNR
2014 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2014 NRC rapport
2014 PDF icon Surveillance van antibioticaresistente bacterien in Belgische ziekenhuizen 2014 Algemeen rapport
2014 PDF icon Surveillance des bactéries résistantes aux antibiotiques dans les hôpitaux belges 2014 Rapport thématique
2014 PDF icon S. aureus Surveillance Belgian Hospitals 2014 Surveillance report
2014 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2014 Rapport CNR
2013 PDF icon Surveillance des bactéries résistantes aux antibiotiques dans les hôpitaux belges 2013 Rapport thématique
2013 PDF icon Surveillance van antibioticaresistente bacterien in Belgische ziekenhuizen 2013 Algemeen rapport
2013 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2013 Rapport CNR
2013 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2013 NRC rapport
2012 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2012 Rapport CNR
2012 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2012 NRC rapport
2011 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2011 Rapport CNR
2011 PDF icon Staphylococcus aureus 2011 NRC rapport
2011 PDF icon S. aureus Surveillance Belgian Hospitals 2011 Surveillance report
2008 PDF icon S. aureus Surveillance Belgian Hospitals 2008 Surveillance report
2005 PDF icon S. aureus Surveillance Belgian Hospitals 2005 Surveillance report
2003 PDF icon S. aureus Surveillance Belgian Hospitals 2003 Surveillance report

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