Prevalence of nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in children a multicenter cross-sectional study
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serval:BIB_F777795E4C2C
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
Institution
Title
Prevalence of nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in children a multicenter cross-sectional study
Journal
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
ISSN
0891-3668 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
06/2007
Volume
26
Number
6
Pages
544-6
Notes
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Jun
Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Jun
Abstract
In this cross-sectional multicenter study, we determined the rate of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in children admitted to 9 training hospitals in Switzerland during 1 month. From 1337 patients, 1363 nasal swabs were obtained (mean age 6.1 years, median 4.7 years, interquartile range 1.3-10.4 years) and 562 (41.3%) grew S. aureus. Only one isolate was MRSA (0.18%) which encoded mecA and femA genes as well as SCCmec type IV, whereas Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) was absent.
Keywords
Adolescent
Bacterial Proteins/genetics
Bacterial Toxins/genetics
Carrier State/*epidemiology/*microbiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
DNA, Bacterial/genetics
Exotoxins/genetics
Female
Hospitalization
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Infant
Leukocidins/genetics
Male
*Methicillin Resistance
Nasal Cavity/*microbiology
Prevalence
Staphylococcal Infections/*epidemiology/*microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus/*drug effects/*isolation & purification
Switzerland/epidemiology
Pubmed
Web of science
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