Household Transmission of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.

ABSTRACT: Currently, the mechanism of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) transmission mechanism is unclear; however, it must be considered in conjunction with asymptomatic S. aureus strains colonization dynamics. This epidemiological study aimed to determine the role of the household in CA-MRSA transmission in China. Five patients with culture-confirmed CA-MRSA infection and five control patients were recruited from the Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital in Zhejiang, China, between December 2019 and January 2020. The household members of the patients, their pets, and environmental surfaces were sampled and screened for MRSA colonization. Mass spectrometry identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing were performed on the MRSA isolates. Whole-ge

SUBMITTER: Zhu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8200482 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature