A molecular epidemiological study of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus contamination in the airport environment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes a wide variety of serious infections worldwide. There are few studies on the prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility, and molecular characteristics of MRSA contamination in the environment of airports.

Materials and methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. Environmental surface sampling was conducted in frequently touched locations for S. aureus analysis. All isolates were characterized by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and tested for antimicrobial susceptibility, resistance genes, and virulence genes. Data were analyzed by chi-squared test and correspondence analysis.

Results

Of the 1,054 surface samples, the contamination rate was 7.2% (76/1,054)

SUBMITTER: Chen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6251466 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature