Article
Predominance of PVL-negative community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 8 in newly diagnosed HIV-infected adults, Tanzania.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Jul 2021
Manyahi Joel, Moyo Sabrina J, Aboud Said, Langeland Nina, Blomberg Bjørn
Abstract excerpt
Difficult-to-treat infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are of concern in people living with HIV infection as they are more vulnerable to infection. We aimed to identify molecular characteristics of MRSA colonizing newly diagnosed HIV-infected adults in Tanzania. Individuals newly diagnosed with HIV infection were recruited in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from April 2017 to May...
Topics
- Bacterial Toxins
- Community-Acquired Infections
- Exotoxins
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Leukocidins
- Methicillin Resistance
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
