Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive strains of Staphylococcus sciuri in the Indonesian population.
Staphylococcus sciuri strains were unexpectedly cultured from healthy persons and patients from Indonesia during a population-based survey on nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage. Fifty-one S. sciuri isolates were further characterized. The S. aureus mecA gene was detected by PCR in 22 isolates (43.1%), whereas S. sciuri mecA was found in 33 isolates (64.7%). The staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) regions of S. aureus mecA-positive isolates contained elements of classical S. aureus SCCmec types II and/or III.
Severin
J A
JA
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 's Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, Netherlands. j.severin@erasmusmc.nl
Lestari
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ES
Kuntaman
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K
Pastink
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M
Snijders
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SV
Lemmens-den Toom
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N
Horst-Kreft
D
D
Hadi
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U
Duerink
D O
DO
Goessens
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WH
Fluit
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AC
van Wamel
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W
van Belkum
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A
Verbrugh
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HA
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007214:Indonesia; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008712:Methicillin