TY - JOUR
T1 - Asymptomatic carriage of sequence type 398, spa type t571 methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in an urban jail
T2 - A newly emerging, transmissible pathogenic strain
AU - David, Michael Z.
AU - Siegel, Jane
AU - Lowy, Franklin D.
AU - Zychowski, Diana
AU - Taylor, Alexis
AU - Lee, Caroline J.
AU - Boyle-Vavra, Susan
AU - Daum, Robert S.
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - Sequence type 398 (ST398) Staphylococcus aureus, frequently carried by livestock, has caused severe human infections and often carries transmissible antibiotic resistance genes. Among methicillin-susceptible S. aureus isolates colonizing Dallas County Jail detainees, 13.2% were ST398, spa type t571, and were genetically similar to human colonization isolates from New York, Chicago, and the Dominican Republic.
AB - Sequence type 398 (ST398) Staphylococcus aureus, frequently carried by livestock, has caused severe human infections and often carries transmissible antibiotic resistance genes. Among methicillin-susceptible S. aureus isolates colonizing Dallas County Jail detainees, 13.2% were ST398, spa type t571, and were genetically similar to human colonization isolates from New York, Chicago, and the Dominican Republic.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.01057-13
DO - 10.1128/JCM.01057-13
M3 - Article
C2 - 23658269
AN - SCOPUS:84879447800
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 51
SP - 2443
EP - 2447
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 7
ER -