Molecular Characterization of Community Acquired Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Young Children in Southern Mozambique, 2001-2009.

ABSTRACT: Background: The emergence of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections is increasingly recognized as life threating problem worldwide. In Manhiça district, southern Mozambique, S. aureus is the leading cause of community-acquired bacteremia in neonates. Methods: Eighty-four S. aureus isolates from children less than 5 years admitted to Manhiça District Hospital from 2001 to 2009 were randomly selected and genetically characterized by DNA microarray and spa typing. Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by VITEK 2. Results: Thirty-eight different spa types and 14 clonal complexes (CC) were identified. Spa-type t084 (n = 10; 12%) was the most predominant while CC8 (n = 18; 21%) and CC15 (n = 14

SUBMITTER: Vubil D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5415612 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature