Occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxigenic strains isolated from pregnant women with pathology

137 S. aureus strains, isolated from the larynx of pregnant women in cases of pathology, were studied for the formation of staphylococcal enterotoxins of types A and B (SEA and SEB) by the indirect hemagglutination test. The study revealed that SEA was produced by 35.0% and SEB, by 56.6% of the stra...

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Published inŽurnal mikrobiologii, ėpidemiologii i immunobiologii no. 6; p. 13
Main Authors Fluer, F S, Sheveleva, A F, Tekut'ev, S I
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 01.11.2000
Subjects
Adult
Carrier State - microbiology
Enterotoxins - analysis
Female
Hemagglutination Tests
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Personnel, Hospital
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
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Summary:137 S. aureus strains, isolated from the larynx of pregnant women in cases of pathology, were studied for the formation of staphylococcal enterotoxins of types A and B (SEA and SEB) by the indirect hemagglutination test. The study revealed that SEA was produced by 35.0% and SEB, by 56.6% of the strains under study. The proportion of SEA and SEB producers among staphylococci isolated from mothers and children was, respectively, 18.4% and 20.0%, 89.41% and 67.5%. The number of enterotoxigenic staphylococci in the upper respiratory tract of newborn infants and mothers practically coincided with that in mothers. The occurrence of SEA- and SEB-producing enterotoxigenic strains in the medical personnel was 25.5% and 62.7% respectively.
ISSN:0372-9311