title: [Characteristics of structure and biological properties of staphylococci isolated from children with HIV-infection].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Study species composition and factors of pathogenicity of staphylococci isolated from intestine biotope of children with HIV-infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  75 strains of staphylococci from HIV-positive and 45 strains from HIV-negatfive children were isolated and identified. Factors of specific adhesion, colonization potential, invasion factors and toxin-formation of staphylococci were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In HIV-infected children Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus xylosus, Staphylococcus epidermidis dominated. Quantitative level of S. aureus was 1.8 x 10(7) PFU/g. Adhesion, production of hemolysin, DNAse did not differ from the comparison group (p > 0.05). Lipase activity in staphylococci from HIV-infected children was higher than in the control group (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The data obtained reveal some mechanisms of development of endogenous infection in HIV-infected children.
authors.forename: Iu V
authors.initials: IuV
authors.lastname: Zakharova
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*