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Volume 32, Number 4—April 2026

Dispatch

Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Encoding Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the Netherlands, 2023–20241

Patrick van SchelvenComments to Author , Roel Nijhuis, Casper Jamin, Sophie Goemans, Putri Hintaran, Marischka van der Jagt-Zwetsloot, Annelies Smilde, Annelot ter Horst, Melanie de Graaf, Daan W. Notermans, Anne Russcher, and Stijn Raven
Author affiliation: Public Health Service Region Utrecht, Zeist, the Netherlands (P. van Schelven, S. Goemans, P. Hintaran, M. van der Jagt-Zwetsloot, A. ter Horst, S. Raven); Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, the Netherlands (R. Nijhuis, A. Smilde, A. Russcher); National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands (C. Jamin, D.W. Notermans); Unilabs-Saltro Diagnostic Centre, Utrecht, the Netherlands (M. de Graaf)

Main Article

Figure 1

Epicurve and timeline of outbreak of Panton-Valentine leukocidin–encoding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the Netherlands, 2023–2024. Timeline of the outbreak in weeks was based on the date of notification to the Public Health Service, with the actions undertaken during the outbreak.

Figure 1. Epicurve and timeline of outbreak of Panton-Valentine leukocidin–encoding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the Netherlands, 2023–2024. Timeline of the outbreak in weeks was based on the date of notification to the Public Health Service, with the actions undertaken during the outbreak.

Main Article

1Preliminary results from this study were presented at the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE); Stockholm, Sweden; November 20–22, 2024.

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