Investigation of Panton-Valentine leukocidin expressing Staphylococcus aureus colonization among children in a child care center

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SESLİ ÇETİN E., US E., Gunes H., Kaya S., TEKELİ F. A., Demirci M.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, cilt.38, sa.7, ss.565-567, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 7
• Basım Tarihi: 2010
• Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.01.003
• Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.565-567
• Anahtar Kelimeler: Panton-Valentine leukocidin, Staphylococcus aureus, child care center, nasal carriage, HEALTHY-CHILDREN, GENES
• Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The presence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin expressing Staphylococcus aureus colonization was investigated with a qualitative nucleic acid hybridization assay among 122 children and 19 staff in a child care center. Genotyping of 5 Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed that one child and a teacher from the same class were colonized with the clonally related strains. This finding allowed us to suggest that close contact with colonized people is a risk factor for being colonized.