Occurrence of mecA and blaZ genes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with vaginitis among pregnant women in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.

Autor:	Okiki PA; Department of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences, Nigeria., Eromosele ES; Department of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences, Nigeria., Ade-Ojo P; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria., Sobajo OA; Department of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences, Nigeria., Idris OO; Department of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences, Nigeria., Agbana RD; Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Nigeria.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	New microbes and new infections [New Microbes New Infect] 2020 Oct 01; Vol. 38, pp. 100772. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 01 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI:	10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100772
Abstrakt:	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an increasingly prevalent pathogen. We studied the prevalence of MRSA and its association with vaginitis during pregnancy. Bacteriological investigations of high vaginal swabs of 350 healthy pregnant women attending antenatal clinics were carried out. Staphylococci were isolated from high vaginal swabs of 135 of the women. The staphylococcal isolates were resistant to multiple antibiotics. The PCR amplification of DNA of 20 selected isolates yielded six possessing the mecA gene and 13 the blaZ gene. MRSA possessing both the mecA and blaZ genes were isolated from subjects who reported vaginal discharge and itching. (© 2020 The Authors.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
Externí odkaz:	Zobrazit plný text záznamu