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Braz. j. infect. dis ; 23(2): 134-138, Mar.-Apr. 2019. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1039223

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ABSTRACT This study characterized 30 MRSA isolates from intensive care unit (ICU) environment and equipment surfaces and healthy children. The SCCmec types I, IVa and V were detected in HA-MRSA isolates while CA-MRSA showed the SCCmec type IVa and V. Most isolates were classified as agr group II. All isolates presented the sei gene, and only HA-MRSA were positive for etb e tst genes. Three genotypes were related to Pediatric (ST5/SCCmecIV) and Berlin (ST45/SCCmecIV) clones. The present study showed molecular similarity between CA- and HA-MRSA isolates in hospital and community settings in a Brazilian region.


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Humans , Cross Infection/microbiology , Community-Acquired Infections/microbiology , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/genetics , Intensive Care Units/statistics & numerical data , Staphylococcal Infections/genetics , Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology , Brazil , Virulence Factors/isolation & purification , Virulence Factors/genetics , Equipment and Supplies, Hospital/microbiology , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/pathogenicity , Genotype
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Braz. j. infect. dis ; 21(4): 464-467, July-Aug. 2017. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1039197

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Abstract Nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have increasingly been reported in healthy communities. This study aimed to assess the rate of S. aureus in general and MRSA in particular from nasal secretion of children in daycare centers in Vitória da Conquista, Brazil. The isolates were identified based on morphology, biochemical tests and by PCR. Detection of virulence genes, biofilm production, and susceptibility test by disk diffusion agar were performed. MRSA isolates were characterized by spa, SCCmec, and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). S. aureus were recovered from 70 (47.3%) of 148 children. Among the 11 MRSA strains (15.7%), two SCCmec types (IV and V) were detected. MLST identified four STs related to three clonal complexes (CC): 5, 45, and 398. Four spa types were found circulating in this setting. Resistance of S. aureus isolates to ampicillin, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, and tetracycline was 80%, 32.8%, 7.1%, 7.1% and 4.3%, respectively. One isolate presented intermediate resistance to vancomycin detected by Etest methodology. All strains were biofilm producers. The virulence genes seb, sec, spa, and pvl were detected in some isolates. This study revealed a high rate of children carrying MRSA among healthy attendees in daycare centers in Vitória da Conquista, Brazil.


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Humans , Male , Female , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology , Child Day Care Centers , Nose/microbiology , Community-Acquired Infections/microbiology , Biofilms/growth & development , Virulence Factors , Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/pathogenicity , Genotype , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
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