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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Carrier State / epidemiology*
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Carrier State / microbiology*
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Child, Preschool
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Data Collection
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Female
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Genotype
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Humans
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Male
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / classification*
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Molecular Typing*
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Sicily / epidemiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*