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Molecular characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus in school-age children in Guangzhou: associations among agr types, virulence genes, sequence types, and antibiotic resistant phenotypes.
Cai, Hao; Li, Xueying; Zhang, Chao; Zhong, Huamin; Xie, Yongqiang; Huang, Lianfen; Zhang, Baidu; Long, Yan; Zhou, Zhenwen; Liang, Bingshao.
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  • Cai H; Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
  • Li X; Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
  • Zhang C; Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
  • Zhong H; Clinical Laboratory, Longgang District Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
  • Xie Y; Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
  • Huang L; Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
  • Zhang B; Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
  • Long Y; Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
  • Zhou Z; Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
  • Liang B; National Clinical Laboratory on Tuberculosis, Beijing Key Laboratory for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Institute, Beijing, People's Republic of China. zzw6248@126.com.
BMC Microbiol ; 23(1): 368, 2023 Nov 29.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38017399
BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus, one of the most prevalent opportunistic pathogens, mainly colonizes the nasal cavity and is a risk factor for severe infections. Virulence factors and accessory gene regulator (agr) are key to the severity and diversity of staphylococcal infection. In this study, we aimed to characterise S. aureus agr-types and virulence genes and correlated them with genetic background and antibiotic-resistant phenotypes. RESULTS: Agr types were identified in 704 isolates (98.5%), with only 11 isolates were negative for agr type. Most of our isolates were classified as agr type I, followed by types III, II and IV. The enterotoxin c gene (sec) was detected in 48.6% of isolates, showing the highest prevalence among the five enterotoxin genes detected. The positivity rates for the lukS/F-PV and tsst genes were 4% and 2.2%, respectively, while neither sed nor SasX were detected. ST45, ST59, ST338, ST188, ST6, ST7, ST22, ST25, ST398, and ST944 belonged to agr I group, while ST5 and ST15 belonged to agr II group. ST30 and ST1 were classified into agr III group, and ST121 was assigned into agr IV group. The tsst gene was found exclusively within agr I and III types belonging to ST7 and ST30 isolates, while the lukS/F-PV was predominantly carried by agr I type isolates primarily within CC59 and CC22 clones. Among the methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolates, 89.7% belonged to agr I group, and 97.8% of rifampicin-resistant or intermediate isolates were assigned to agr I group. MRSA isolates harboured more tested virulence genes compared to methicillin-susceptible S. aureus isolates. CONCLUSIONS: We characterized the distributions of agr types and eight major virulence genes of 715 S. aureus isolates, and our findings revealed clear associations between agr types and STs, as well as virulence genes, and drug resistant phenotypes.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções Estafilocócicas / Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina Limite: Child / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções Estafilocócicas / Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina Limite: Child / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article