title: Isolation and molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from public transport.
abstract: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) not only causes disease in hospitals, but also in the community. The characteristics of MRSA transmission in the environment remain uncertain. In this study, MRSA were isolated from public transport in Tokyo and Niigata, Japan. Of 349 trains examined, eight (2.3%) were positive for MRSA. The MRSA isolated belonged to sequence types (STs) 5, 8, 88, and 89, and included community infection-associated ST8 MRSA (with novel type IV staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec) and the ST5 New York/Japan hospital clone. The data indicate that public transport could contribute to the spread of community-acquired MRSA, and awareness of this mode of transmission is necessary.
authors: Division of Bacteriology, Department of Infectious Disease Control and International Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
authors: Yasuhisa
authors: Y
authors: Iwao
authors: Shizuka
authors: S
authors: Yabe
authors: Tomomi
authors: T
authors: Takano
authors: Wataru
authors: W
authors: Higuchi
authors: Akihito
authors: A
authors: Nishiyama
authors: Tatsuo
authors: T
authors: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007956:Leukocidins / Q000235:genetics; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D014041:Tokyo / Q000453:epidemiology; D014186:Transportation; D014195:Travel; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D007956:Leukocidins; D037521:Virulence Factors