Regional outbreak of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST834 in Japanese children.

Yuki UeharaTakashi SasakiTadashi BabaYujie LuEri ImajoYuka SatoShigeru TannoMunehiro FuruichiMiki KawadaKeiichi Hiramatsu

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

This study describes a regional outbreak of ST834-related CA-MRSA in children with a unique pathogenicity island in Japan. Pediatric patient tropism of this clone could be enhanced by susceptibility to fluoroquinolones and tetracyclines, which cannot be prescribed to children.

Keyphrases

methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
young adults
staphylococcus aureus
healthcare
mental health
escherichia coli
cystic fibrosis
biofilm formation