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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2015

Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from residents and the environment in a long-term care facility.

C Ludden, G Brennan, D Morris, B Austin, B O'Connell, M Cormican

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C LuddenAntimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Ecology (ARME) Group,School of Medicine, National University of Ireland,Galway,Ireland.
G BrennanNational MRSA Reference Laboratory,St James's Hospital,Dublin,Ireland.
D MorrisAntimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Ecology (ARME) Group,School of Medicine, National University of Ireland,Galway,Ireland.
B AustinSt Brendan's Home,Community Nursing Unit,Galway,Ireland.
B O'ConnellNational MRSA Reference Laboratory,St James's Hospital,Dublin,Ireland.
M CormicanAntimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Ecology (ARME) Group,School of Medicine, National University of Ireland,Galway,Ireland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major public health concern associated with residence in a long-term care facility (LTCF). The aim of this prospective study was to characterize MRSA isolated from residents over a 1-year period and their physical environment over a 2-year period. MRSA was recovered from 17/64 residents (R) of a LTCF and from 42 environmental (E) sites. All isolates carried the mecA gene and lacked the mecC and Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes. Thirteen spa types were identified with t032 being the most frequent (41% of total; n = 8R, 16E), followed by t727 (22% of total; n = 13E), and t8783 (10% of total; n = 6E). Five spa types were each represented by single isolates. Thirty-nine isolates were of spa types associated with the multilocus sequence type ST22 (t032, 41%; spa-CC22, 68%) and reflect the predominance of ST22 in Irish hospitals. The uncommon spa types t727, t8783, t1372, t3130, t10038 were present in the environment but not detected in residents and are infrequently observed in Ireland.

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Environmental MicrobiologyLong-Term CareNursing HomesBacterial ProteinsBacterial ToxinsExotoxinsGenotypeHumansIrelandLeukocidinsMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMolecular EpidemiologyMolecular TypingPenicillin-Binding ProteinsProspective StudiesStaphylococcal InfectionsBacterial ProteinsBacterial ToxinsExotoxinsLeukocidinsmecA protein, Staphylococcus aureusPanton-Valentine leukocidinPenicillin-Binding ProteinsStaphylococcal Protein AEnvironmentlong-term care facility (LTCF)methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)molecular epidemiologyspa typing

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PMID25640407
PMCPMC9151066

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