Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2014 Jun;42(3):535-8.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-013-0583-z. Epub 2014 Jan 22.

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

D M Geraci  1 , C Bonura, M Giuffrè, A Aleo, L Saporito, G Graziano, R M Valenti, C Mammina
Affiliations

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

D M Geraci et al. Infection. 2014 Jun.

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.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Infect Immun. 2008 Nov;76(11):5133-8 - PubMed
    1. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e42864 - PubMed
    1. Epidemiol Infect. 2013 Nov;141(11):2384-91 - PubMed
    1. J Infect. 2012 May;64(5):500-6 - PubMed
    1. BMC Microbiol. 2012 Jul 23;12:146 - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources