title: Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive strains of Staphylococcus sciuri in the Indonesian population.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 's Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, Netherlands. j.severin@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Severin
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Lestari
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuntaman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pastink
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Snijders
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lemmens-den Toom
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Horst-Kreft
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hadi
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Duerink
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Goessens
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fluit
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: van Wamel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Belkum
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Verbrugh
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008712:Methicillin