Isolation and molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from public transport |
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Authors: | Iwao Yasuhisa Yabe Shizuka Takano Tomomi Higuchi Wataru Nishiyama Akihito Yamamoto Tatsuo |
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Institution: | Division of Bacteriology, Department of Infectious Disease Control and International Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) not only causes disease in hospitals, but also in the community. The characteristics of MRSA transmission in the environment remain uncertain. In this study, MRSA were isolated from public transport in Tokyo and Niigata, Japan. Of 349 trains examined, eight (2.3%) were positive for MRSA. The MRSA isolated belonged to sequence types (STs) 5, 8, 88, and 89, and included community infection-associated ST8 MRSA (with novel type IV staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec) and the ST5 New York/Japan hospital clone. The data indicate that public transport could contribute to the spread of community-acquired MRSA, and awareness of this mode of transmission is necessary. |
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Keywords: | methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus public transport staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec transmission |
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