A survey was performed in May 2013 to assess methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization in healthy children attending 26 municipal daycare centres in Palermo, Italy. Of the 500 children, ten (2 %) tested positive. Eight MRSA isolates were tst1-positive ST22-MRSA-IVa, spa t223; the other two isolates were identified as ST1-IVa and ST398-V, respectively. tst1-positive ST22-MRSA, spa t223 has been previously identified only in the Middle Eastern area.
Geraci, D., Bonura, C., Giuffrè, M., Aleo, A., Saporito, L., Graziano, G., et al. (2014). tst1-positive ST22-MRSA-IVa in healthy Italian preschool children. INFECTION, 42(3), 535-538 [10.1007/s15010-013-0583-z].
tst1-positive ST22-MRSA-IVa in healthy Italian preschool children
GERACI, Daniela Maria;BONURA, Celestino;GIUFFRE, Mario;ALEO, Aurora;SAPORITO, Laura;GRAZIANO, Giorgio;VALENTI, Rosalia Maria;MAMMINA, Caterina
2014-01-01
Abstract
A survey was performed in May 2013 to assess methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization in healthy children attending 26 municipal daycare centres in Palermo, Italy. Of the 500 children, ten (2 %) tested positive. Eight MRSA isolates were tst1-positive ST22-MRSA-IVa, spa t223; the other two isolates were identified as ST1-IVa and ST398-V, respectively. tst1-positive ST22-MRSA, spa t223 has been previously identified only in the Middle Eastern area.
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