TY - JOUR T1 - Molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from hospital and community environments in northeastern Brazil JO - The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases T2 - AU - de Carvalho,Suzi P. AU - de Almeida,Jéssica B. AU - Andrade,Yasmin M.F.S. AU - Silva,Lucas S.C. da AU - Chamon,Raiane C. AU - Santos,Kátia R.N. dos AU - Marques,Lucas M. SN - 14138670 M3 - 10.1016/j.bjid.2019.04.005 DO - 10.1016/j.bjid.2019.04.005 UR - https://www.bjid.org.br/en-molecular-characteristics-methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-articulo-S141386701831050X AB - This study characterized 30 MRSA isolates from intensive care unit (ICU) environment and equipment surfaces and healthy children. The SCCmec types I, IVa and V were detected in HA-MRSA isolates while CA-MRSA showed the SCCmec type IVa and V. Most isolates were classified as agr group II. All isolates presented the sei gene, and only HA-MRSA were positive for etb e tst genes. Three genotypes were related to Pediatric (ST5/SCCmecIV) and Berlin (ST45/SCCmecIV) clones. The present study showed molecular similarity between CA- and HA-MRSA isolates in hospital and community settings in a Brazilian region. ER -