Staphylococcus aureus Population Structure and Genomic Profiles in Asymptomatic Carriers in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT: Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause for clinical infections and food intoxications, causing over 100,000 yearly cases of bacteremia in the United States and 434 food-borne outbreaks in the European Union. Approximately 30% of the population permanently carry S. aureus asymptomatically in their nasal cavity. The risk of infection and transmission to food items or the environment is higher in individuals that are nasally colonized. In addition, S. aureus can acquire various antimicrobial resistances leading to therapeutic failure, additional medical costs, and fatalities. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) cause a considerable burden of disease in humans and animals. MRSA carriage has been associated with animal and in particular livestock contact. Extens

SUBMITTER: Etter D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7328235 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature