Dynamic pattern and genotypic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus nasopharyngeal carriage in healthy pre-school children | Zendy

Sophie Blumental | Zendy; A. Deplano | Zendy; Sarah Jourdain | Zendy; Ricardo De Mendonça | Zendy; Marie Hallin | Zendy; C. hoff | Zendy; S. Rottiers | Zendy; Anne Vergison | Zendy; Olivier Denis | Zendy

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Dynamic pattern and genotypic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus nasopharyngeal carriage in healthy pre-school children

Author(s) -

Sophie Blumental,

A. Deplano,

Sarah Jourdain,

Ricardo De Mendonça,

Marie Hallin,

C. hoff,

S. Rottiers,

Anne Vergison,

Olivier Denis

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkt080

Subject(s) - multilocus sequence typing , carriage , staphylococcus aureus , genotype , microbiology and biotechnology , genotyping , typing , sccmec , medicine , staphylococcal infections , biology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , panton–valentine leukocidin , genetics , gene , pathology , bacteria

It is common wisdom that persistent carriage of Staphylococcus aureus is more frequent in young children than in adults. The objectives of this study were to assess the S. aureus temporal carriage pattern among a healthy community of pre-school children, with concomitant description of genotype diversity, toxin-encoding genes and antibiotic resistance.

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