Carriage of the Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin Gene by Contemporary Community-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Isolates

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 Nov 6;8(5):470-473. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piy098.

Abstract

We report here the prevalence of the tst-1 gene among 252 methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolates and 458 methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) isolates collected from 531 subjects between 2008 and 2017, one of which was recovered from a child with MRSA toxic shock syndrome. tst-1 was encoded by 43 (6%) S aureus isolates overall: 42 (16.7%) MSSA isolates and 1 (0.2%) MRSA isolate (P < .001).

Keywords: tst-1; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec; toxic shock syndrome.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bacterial Toxins / genetics*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
  • Enterotoxins / genetics*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Shock, Septic / epidemiology*
  • Shock, Septic / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
  • Superantigens / genetics*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Enterotoxins
  • Superantigens
  • enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal