Detection and expression of superantigens and resistance in isolates from women carriers of Staphylococcus aureus who take care of and feed children

• Published in: Biomédica
• Main Authors: Yina Marcela Guaca-González, Gladys Fernanda Flórez-Restrepo, José Ignacio Moncayo-Ortíz, Jorge Santacruz-Ibarra, Adalucy Álvarez-Aldana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2018
• Subjects: Staphylococcus aureus; enterotoxinas; farmacorresistencia microbiana; superantígenos; genotipo; variación genética; Medicine; R; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Handle The
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v38i0.3653; https://doaj.org/article/5869945ea2f5417fb641f7ec7aece704

Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus colonizes mucous membranes and skin causing severe infections in humans and animals. It is important to determine carrier status of enterotoxigenic strains of this microorganism in food handlers to prevent food poisoning. Objective: To establish the correlations a...