Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail food in Singapore
Abstract We characterised 227 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from retail food and food handlers’ gloves samples obtained through food surveillance and risk assessment studies between 2011 and 2014. Of 227 isolates, five (2.2%) were methicillin-resistant and belonged to sequence types ST80 (n = 3) an...
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| author | Kyaw Thu Aung Li Yang Hsu Tse Hsien Koh Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi Man Ling Chau Ramona Alikiiteaga Gutiérrez Lee Ching Ng |
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| description | Abstract We characterised 227 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from retail food and food handlers’ gloves samples obtained through food surveillance and risk assessment studies between 2011 and 2014. Of 227 isolates, five (2.2%) were methicillin-resistant and belonged to sequence types ST80 (n = 3) and ST6 (n = 2). All five isolates belonged to SCCmec type IV, were Panton-Valentine leukocidin (pvl)-negative and staphylococcal enterotoxin genes-positive. Resistance to azithromycin was found in ST80 isolates, in addition to resistance to beta-lactams. Our finding of two clinically relevant methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains (ST80 and ST6) in ready-to-eat food and food contact surfaces at retail in Singapore suggests food and food contact surfaces as potential environmental sources of MRSA in the community. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cdc50720a63a472aa46cfe20fe20c43c2022-12-22T00:24:44ZengBMCAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control2047-29942017-09-01611410.1186/s13756-017-0255-3Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail food in SingaporeKyaw Thu Aung0Li Yang Hsu1Tse Hsien Koh2Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi3Man Ling Chau4Ramona Alikiiteaga Gutiérrez5Lee Ching Ng6Environmental Health Institute, National Environment AgencyDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng HospitalDiagnostic Bacteriology, Pathology Department, Singapore General HospitalEnvironmental Health Institute, National Environment AgencyEnvironmental Health Institute, National Environment AgencyEnvironmental Health Institute, National Environment AgencyEnvironmental Health Institute, National Environment AgencyAbstract We characterised 227 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from retail food and food handlers’ gloves samples obtained through food surveillance and risk assessment studies between 2011 and 2014. Of 227 isolates, five (2.2%) were methicillin-resistant and belonged to sequence types ST80 (n = 3) and ST6 (n = 2). All five isolates belonged to SCCmec type IV, were Panton-Valentine leukocidin (pvl)-negative and staphylococcal enterotoxin genes-positive. Resistance to azithromycin was found in ST80 isolates, in addition to resistance to beta-lactams. Our finding of two clinically relevant methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains (ST80 and ST6) in ready-to-eat food and food contact surfaces at retail in Singapore suggests food and food contact surfaces as potential environmental sources of MRSA in the community.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0255-3Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)Retail foodFood contact surfaceAntibiotic resistanceEnterotoxin genesPanton-valentine leukocidin (pvl) gene |
| spellingShingle | Kyaw Thu Aung Li Yang Hsu Tse Hsien Koh Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi Man Ling Chau Ramona Alikiiteaga Gutiérrez Lee Ching Ng Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail food in Singapore Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Retail food Food contact surface Antibiotic resistance Enterotoxin genes Panton-valentine leukocidin (pvl) gene |
| title | Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail food in Singapore |
| title_full | Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail food in Singapore |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail food in Singapore |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail food in Singapore |
| title_short | Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail food in Singapore |
| title_sort | prevalence of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus mrsa in retail food in singapore |
| topic | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Retail food Food contact surface Antibiotic resistance Enterotoxin genes Panton-valentine leukocidin (pvl) gene |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0255-3 |
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