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tst1-positive ST22-MRSA-IVa in healthy Italian preschool children

Aurora AleoRosalia Maria ValentiLaura SaporitoDaniela Maria GeraciGiorgio GrazianoCaterina MamminaMario GiuffrèCelestino Bonura

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MaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobiology (medical)Pediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia ClinicaGenotypeMEDLINEmedicine.disease_causeSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataMolecular typingSettore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale E SpecialisticaGenotypemedicineHumansHealthy childrenNasal colonizationSicilyMolecular EpidemiologyMolecular epidemiologyMiddle Eastern areabusiness.industryData CollectionGeneral MedicineStaphylococcal Infectionsbiochemical phenomena metabolism and nutritionbacterial infections and mycosesST22-MRSA-IVaMolecular TypingInfectious DiseasesStaphylococcus aureusChild PreschoolCarrier StateDaycare centerFemalebusiness

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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.

10.1007/s15010-013-0583-zhttp://hdl.handle.net/10447/96400