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Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive strains of Staphylococcus sciuri in the Indonesian population

  • J. A. Severin
  • , E. S. Lestari
  • , K. Kuntaman
  • , M. Pastink
  • , S. V. Snijders
  • , N. Lemmens-den Toom
  • , D. Horst-Kreft
  • , U. Hadi
  • , D. O. Duerink
  • , W. H. Goessens
  • , A. C. Fluit
  • , W. Van Wamel
  • , A. Van Belkum
  • , H. A. Verbrugh

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5413-5417
Number of pages5
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume54
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2010

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