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De Corso E, Baroni S, Onori ME, Tricarico L, Settimi S, Moretti G, Troiani E, Mastrapasqua RF, Furno D, Crudo F, Urbani A, Galli J. Calprotectin in nasal secretion: a new biomarker of non-type 2 inflammation in CRSwNP. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2022; 42:355-363. [PMID: 35775497 PMCID: PMC9577689 DOI: 10.14639/0392-100x-n1800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Objective We analysed calprotectin in sinonasal secretions of different chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) endotypes to assess its role as a biomarker of non-type 2 inflammation. Methods We included primary diffuse CRSwNP patients (n = 41) and three different control groups [non-allergic rhinitis (NAR) (n = 13), non-allergic eosinophilic syndrome (NARES) (n = 10) and healthy subjects (n = 12)]. Calprotectin levels were detected in nasal secretions using a chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA). Results Calprotectin levels in nasal secretions were significantly higher in all non-type 2 endotypes of CRSwNP compared to healthy controls (p < 0.05). In contrast, in type-2 CRSwNP calprotectin was significantly lower compared to controls (p < 0.05). A significant correlation between calprotectin levels and neutrophilic count/HPF was found in CRSwNP (p < 0.01). Clinically, mean levels of calprotectin and neutrophilia were significantly higher in patients who previously underwent 3 or more endoscopic sinus surgeries (p < 0.05). Conclusions Calprotectin in nasal secretions may be a biomarker of non-type 2 inflammation. Low levels of calprotectin are indicative of a type-2 immune response in both CRSwNP and non-allergic rhinitis. We observed that calprotectin levels significantly increased based on the number of previous surgeries.
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D'Alatri L, Longobardi Y, Parrilla C, Crudo F, Oliveto G, Mari G, Marchese MR, Passali GC, Ausili Cefaro C, Paludetti G, Galli J. Long-term voice outcomes and quality of life after open partial horizontal laryngectomy type II vs. total laryngectomy: A cross-sectional study. Clin Otolaryngol 2022; 47:464-470. [PMID: 35231162 DOI: 10.1111/coa.13924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We aim to analyse long-term voice outcomes and quality of life (QoL) in patients undergoing open partial horizontal laryngectomy type II (OPHL type II) and to compare them to those obtained by patients undergoing total laryngectomy (TL) with voice prosthesis (VP). DESIGN Cross-sectional cohort study. SETTING Patients undergoing surgery for advanced laryngeal cancer, assessed during the usual follow-up consultations at the Phoniatric Unit (February 2020-December 2020). PARTICIPANTS Forty-five patients were enrolled and divided into two groups: OPHL group and TL group. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES Acoustic analysis, maximum phonation time, INFV0 scale, I-SECEL, UW-QoL-V4 and MDADI questionnaires were used to assess the long-term outcomes. RESULTS Voices of patients undergoing OPHL Type II were worse than those of laryngectomised patients with VP. Nevertheless, scores in voice and dysphagia-related QoL were comparable and scores in the social domain of QoL were higher in OPHL group. CONCLUSIONS Open partial horizontal laryngectomy Type II allows an acceptable voice recovery and a satisfactory QoL.
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- Lucia D'Alatri
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Clinica di Otorinolaringoiatria, Roma - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Clinica di Otorinolaringoiatria, Roma - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Clinica di Otorinolaringoiatria, Roma - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Clinica di Otorinolaringoiatria, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Clinica di Otorinolaringoiatria, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Clinica di Otorinolaringoiatria, Roma - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Clinica di Otorinolaringoiatria, Roma - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Clinica di Otorinolaringoiatria, Roma - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Clinica di Otorinolaringoiatria, Roma - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Clinica di Otorinolaringoiatria, Roma - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Clinica di Otorinolaringoiatria, Roma - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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Buonsenso D, Costa S, Giordano L, Priolo F, Colonna AT, Morini S, Sbarbati M, Pata D, Acampora A, Conti G, Crudo F, Cantiani A, Martina BM, Amorelli GM, Orazi L, Petrianni M, Ricci D, Lanzone A, Sanguinetti M, Cattani P, Sali M, Romeo D, Zampino G, Vento G, Valentini P. Short- and mid-term multidisciplinary outcomes of newborns exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in utero or during the perinatal period: preliminary findings. Eur J Pediatr 2022; 181:1507-1520. [PMID: 35013811 PMCID: PMC8747884 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-021-04319-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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UNLABELLED The long-term outcomes of newborns exposed to SARS-CoV-2 infection in utero or during the first hours of life are still unknown. We performed a single-center, prospective, observational study of newborns born from mothers with microbiologically confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy or at time of delivery. Infants were offered a multidisciplinary follow-up consisting of nasopharyngeal Polymerase Chain Reaction test at birth and at 48-72 h of life, auxological growth and neurological development, serologic testing, and audiological and ophthalmological assessments. One-hundred ninety-eight mothers and 199 newborns were enrolled. Of the 199 newborns, 171 underwent nasopharyngeal swab, four (2.3%) and two (1.15%) children tested positive at birth and 48-72 h of life, respectively. None had SARS-CoV-2 related symptoms. Auxologic and neurologic development were normal in all children during follow-up. Nine out of 59 infants had SARS-CoV-2 IgG at 3 months of life, which was associated with a positive nasopharyngeal swab at birth (P = 0.04). Twenty seven out of 143 (18.8%) newborns had pathologic transitory evoked otoacoustic emissions at birth, although 14/27 repeated after 1 month were normal. Audiological evaluation was completed with Auditory Brainstem Response between the third and sixth month of life in 34 children, showing in all normal hearing threshold. The ophthalmological evaluation found retinal vascular anomalies in 3/20 (15%) children, immature visual acuity in 5/20 (25%) children, and reduced distance attention in 6/20 cases (30%). CONCLUSIONS Our study showed that the neonatal and mid-term multidisciplinary outcomes of newborns exposed to SARS-CoV-2 infection in utero or during the first hours of life are mostly positive, with the exception of ophthalmologic findings which, in a preliminary cohort, were abnormal in about 15% of cases. Further prospective, longitudinal studies are needed to better understand the clinical outcomes of children exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in utero and in the early postnatal life. WHAT IS KNOWN • In utero mother-to-child transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been documented by several independent studies. • Neonatal COVID-19 is a systemic disease that can be severe, although rarely. WHAT IS NEW • Newborns exposed in utero to SARS-CoV-2 have mostly a normal auxological, audiological, and neurological development during the first months of life. • Fundus fluorescein angiography revealed that up to 5% of newborns exposed in utero to SARS-CoV2 can show retinal and choroidal abnormalities, including peripheral hypofluorescence of the choroid and increased vascular tortuosity.
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- Danilo Buonsenso
- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy. .,Global Health Research Institute, Istituto di Igiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. .,Dipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di Base, Cliniche Intensivologiche e Perioperatorie, Sezione di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico “A Gemelli,” IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico “A Gemelli,” IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico “A Gemelli,” IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico “A Gemelli,” IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Gemelli Foundation IRCSS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy ,National Centre of Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of Low Vision Patients, IAPB Italia Onlus- Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre of Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of Low Vision Patients, IAPB Italia Onlus- Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre of Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of Low Vision Patients, IAPB Italia Onlus- Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre of Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of Low Vision Patients, IAPB Italia Onlus- Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di Base, Cliniche Intensivologiche e Perioperatorie, Sezione di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy ,Dipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio E Infettivologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di Base, Cliniche Intensivologiche e Perioperatorie, Sezione di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy ,Dipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio E Infettivologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di Base, Cliniche Intensivologiche e Perioperatorie, Sezione di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy ,Dipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio E Infettivologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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De Lorenzis E, Crudo F, Fedele AL, Fiorita A, Bruno D, Paludetti G, Alivernini S, Giraldi L, Picciotti PM, Zoli A, Cadoni G. Postural control and disability in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2021; 39:1369-1377. [DOI: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/hkfeur] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Enrico De Lorenzis
- Biomolecular Medicine PhD Program - cycle XXXV, University of Verona, and Institute of Rheumatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Sections of Hygiene, Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Manfredonia L, Lanza GA, Crudo F, Lamendola P, Graziani F, Villano A, Locorotondo G, Melita V, Mencarelli E, Pennestrì F, Lombardo A, De Vita A, Ravenna SE, Bisignani A, Crea F. Diagnostic role of echocardiography in patients admitted to the emergency room with suspect no-ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019; 23:826-832. [PMID: 30720191 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201901_16897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated whether echocardiography may help identify, among patients admitted with a suspect of non-ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), those with athero-thrombotic coronary artery disease (CAD). PATIENTS AND METHODS We studied consecutive patients admitted with a clinical suspect of first NSTEMI. Echocardiography was assessed within 24 hours from admission. Patients were divided into two groups, according to the results of coronary angiography: 1) patients with obstructive stenosis (≥ 50%) and/or images of thrombosis in one or more coronary arteries (CAD group); 2) patients with no evidence of obstructive coronary arteries (NOCAD group). RESULTS Of 101 patients enrolled in the study, 53 (52.5%) showed obstructive CAD and 48 (47.5%) NOCAD. At echocardiographic examination, regional wall motion abnormalities were found in 52.8% of patients in the CAD group and 43.7% in the NOCAD group (p=0.43). Left ventricle ejection fraction was 56.4±6.8 vs. 54.7±9.8% (p=0.30) and wall motion score index was 1.16±0.26 vs. 1.21±0.32 (p=0.39) in the two groups, respectively. A multivariable logistic regression independent predictors of obstructive CAD included age, male gender, typical angina, diabetes and hypertension. CONCLUSIONS Our data showed that, in patients with acute chest pain and increased serum troponin T concentration, routine standard echocardiography does not significantly improve the diagnostic accuracy for the presence of obstructive CAD.
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- L Manfredonia
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Institute of Cardiology, Rome, Italy.
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Gardella N, Murzicato S, Di Gregorio S, Cuirolo A, Desse J, Crudo F, Gutkind G, Mollerach M. Prevalence and characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among healthy children in a city of Argentina. Infect Genet Evol 2011; 11:1066-71. [PMID: 21463711 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2010] [Revised: 03/23/2011] [Accepted: 03/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Community acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is a major global problem. Healthy carriers of S. aureus strains have an important role in the dissemination of this bacterium. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of S. aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) carriage among healthy children in a city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina, and to determine the potential risk factors for its acquisition. We also described the molecular features of MRSA strains circulating in this population. S. aureus carriage was investigated in all children attending the last year of kindergarten during the 2008 school- year period. Household contacts of MRSA carriers were also screened. Of 316 healthy children, 98 (31.0%) carried S. aureus, including 14 MRSA carriers (4.4%) and 84 methicillin susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) carriers (26.6%). All MRSA isolates carried the SCCmec type IV cassette. Eight of the fourteen isolates were closely related to the clone responsible for most severe community-acquired MRSA infections caused in our country (CAA: PFGE A, SCCmec IV, spa t311, ST5). Two subtypes (A(1) and A(2)) were distinguished in this group by PFGE. Both had agr type II and presented the same virulence determinants, except for PVL coding genes and sea that were only harbored by subtype A(1). Our results, based on the analysis of MRSA isolates recovered in the screening of healthy children, provide evidence of a community reservoir of the major CA-MRSA clone described in Argentina.
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- N Gardella
- Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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