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tst1-positive ST22-MRSA-IVa in healthy Italian preschool children

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A survey was performed in May 2013 to assess methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization in healthy children attending 26 municipal daycare centres in Palermo, Italy. Of the 500 children, ten (2 %) tested positive. Eight MRSA isolates were tst1-positive ST22-MRSA-IVa, spa t223; the other two isolates were identified as ST1-IVa and ST398-V, respectively. tst1-positive ST22-MRSA, spa t223 has been previously identified only in the Middle Eastern area.

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We are indebted to the staff of the municipal daycare centers of Palermo, Italy, who made it possible to perform this investigation. This study was supported by institutional funding.

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The study was approved by the ethical committee of the Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Policlinico “Paolo Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy.

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  1. Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother-Child Care “G. D’Alessandro”, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via del Vespro 133, 90127, Palermo, Italy

    D. M. Geraci, C. Bonura, M. Giuffrè, A. Aleo, L. Saporito, G. Graziano, R. M. Valenti & C. Mammina

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Geraci, D.M., Bonura, C., Giuffrè, M. et al. tst1-positive ST22-MRSA-IVa in healthy Italian preschool children. Infection 42, 535–538 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-013-0583-z

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