1. [Epidemic strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals of Saint-Petersburg].
- Author
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Goncharov AE, Olsson-Liljequist B, Zueva LP, Kolodzhieva VV, Khoroshilov VIu, and Satosova NV
- Subjects
- Cross Infection microbiology, Disease Outbreaks, Genes, Bacterial genetics, Hospitals, Urban, Humans, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus genetics, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus immunology, Russia epidemiology, Staphylococcal Infections microbiology, Superantigens genetics, Urban Population, Cross Infection epidemiology, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolation & purification, Staphylococcal Infections epidemiology
- Abstract
Aim: To study genetic characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causing nosocomial infections in specialized inpatient clinics of Saint-Petersburg., Materials and Methods: Nine cultures of S. aureus, which caused nosocomial infections in patients of 3 clinics in Saint-Petersburg, were studied by pulse-electrophoresis and spa-sequence typing. Identification of superantigens' genes pvl, sea, seb, sec, tst was performed by PCR., Results: Circulation of epidemic clone BT2007 attributed to spa-type t008 was revealed. According to pulse-electrotype, this epidemic clone was related with European epidemic clones of widespread cluster A., Conclusion: Epidemiologic surveillance for MRSA should incorporate monitoring of clonal structure of the agent on both local (intra-clinic) and regional level.
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- 2010