Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains colonizing the nostrils of Spanish children.
Federico RománAna Mendez-EchevarríaTeresa Del RosalCesar Garcia-VeraLuis Escosa-GarciaMartin AgudFernando ChavesGutierrez-Fernández JoséEnrique Ruiz de GopeguiGuillermo Ruiz-CarrascosoMaria Del Carmen Ruiz-GallegoAlbert BernetSara Maria QuevedoAna Maria Fernández-VerdugoTalia SainzCristina CalvoPublished in: MicrobiologyOpen (2022)
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in Spanish children is rare, with t002 being the most observed spa type, associated with SCCmec IVc. None of the MRSA strains produced pvl, but up to 30% of S. aureus strains were positive for tst.