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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2019

Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among homeless population in Lisbon, Portugal.

Teresa Conceição, Hugo Martins, Suzilaine Rodrigues, Hermínia de Lencastre, Marta Aires-de-Sousa

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Teresa ConceiçãoLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB-NOVA), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal. teresagc@itqb.unl.pt.
Hugo MartinsUnidade de Atendimento Urgente Adultos, Hospital Lusíadas Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Suzilaine RodriguesLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB-NOVA), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal.
Hermínia de LencastreLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB-NOVA), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal.
Marta Aires-de-SousaLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB-NOVA), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal.
Universidade Nova de Lisboa · PTEscola Superior de Saúde da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa · PTHospital Prof. Dr. Fernando Fonseca · PTRockefeller University · US

Funding

European Regional Development Fund LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-007660European structural and investment funds LISBOA-01- 0145-FEDER-016417Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia 02/BI/2017Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia PTDC/DTP-EPI/0842/2014Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia SFRH/BPD/72422/2010
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Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal carriage is a major risk factor for infection, namely among populations in the community with inherent prompting factors, such as the homeless. In Portugal, there are no data on S. aureus/MRSA nasal carriage among the homeless community. A total of 84 homeless individuals living in Lisbon (34 with no permanent address and 50 living in shelter) were nasally screened for S. aureus/ MRSA. All isolates were characterized to determine antimicrobial susceptibility and clonal type. A total of 43 (51.2%) S. aureus carriers were identified, including a single individual colonized with MRSA (1.2%). S. aureus carriage rate was higher among individuals with no permanent address (58.8% versus 46%), younger (45.7 ± 12.7 versus 52.5 ± 10.8 years), and with diagnosis of asthma (9% versus 0%). The single MRSA belonged to the EMRSA-15 clone (PFGE D, ST15-SCCmec IVh, and spa type t790). Almost half of the methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) isolates (41.9%, n = 18) belonged to two major clones, ST398-t1451 (n = 13) and ST30-t399/t11980/t12808 associated with PFGE I (n = 5). A high proportion of isolates showed non-susceptibility to mupirocin (64%), erythromycin (45%), and fusidic acid (20%) and induced resistance to clindamycin (39%). None of the isolates harboured PVL. Our results suggest that the homeless population of Lisbon does not constitute a reservoir of MRSA in the community, but harbour the highly transmissible ST398-t1451 MSSA lineage.

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AdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Typing TechniquesCarrier StateDrug Resistance, BacterialFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedNasal CavityPortugalPrevalenceStaphylococcal InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsHomelessMRSANasal carriagePortugal

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