Nasal carriage of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in healthy children from Chengdu / 中国当代儿科杂志
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
; (12): 16-19, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the prevalence of nasal carriage of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in healthy children from Chengdu.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Strains of Staphylococcus aureus were isolated from nasal swabs of healthy children from five kindergartens in Chengdu from September, 2005 to December, 2005 and questionnaires were obtained. Antibiotic susceptibility test was performed with agar disk diffusion and Bauer-Kirby on Mueller-Hinton medium method to determine CA-MRSA. mecA and PVL genes were detected with PCR in all of the CA-MRSA isolates.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 801 children were enrolled. Overall 147 children (18.4%) were carried with Staphylococcus aureus and 9 (1.1%) were carried with CA-MRSA. All CA-MRSA isolates were positive for mecA gene, and 5 CA-MRSA isolates were positive for PVL gene. Of the 9 CA-MRSA isolates, 6 were multiresistant.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>CA-MRSA nasal colonization is present among Chengdu healthy children. The CA-MRSA isolates are multiresistant and parts of CA-MRSA isolates carry PVL gene. The nasal carriage of CA-MRSA in healthy children should be a concerned issue.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Proteínas Bacterianas
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Portador Sano
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Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana
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China
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Nariz
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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas
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Proteínas de Unión a las Penicilinas
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Staphylococcus aureus Resistente a Meticilina
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Genética
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Microbiología
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Año:
2011
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Article