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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 135, Issue -, Pages 132-135Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.08.005
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Staphylococcus aureus; egc; ST7591; Foodborne disease; Enterotoxins
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Objectives: This paper presents a detailed analysis of the epidemiology and molecular characteristics of staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP) that occurred in a hotel in Hangzhou. The study suggests that Staphylococcus aureus with non-classical enterotoxins may be a potential cause of SFP in humans.
Objectives: This paper presented a detailed analysis of the epidemiology and molecular characteristics of staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP) that occurred in a hotel in Hangzhou.Methods: A total of 46 guests at the hotel underwent an epidemiological survey. Samples of stool from patients, vomit, swabs from the kitchen, leftover food items, and anal swabs from food handlers were taken and investigated for the presence of potential pathogenic bacteria. Molecular techniques and whole genome sequencing were performed to track the evolution of Staphylococcus aureus associated with the outbreak of SFP.Results: Forty-six individuals displayed gastrointestinal symptoms. Seventeen isolates of S. aureus were discovered to carry the seg, sei, sem, sen, seo , and selu genes found in a specific enterotoxin gene cluster ( egc ) operon, but without the presence of classical enterotoxins such as SEA similar to SEE. All egc -positive isolates shared identical pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles and were classified under new ST7591 (Clonal Complex 72) with identical spa typing t148. In addition, some isolates of S. aureus obtained from food sources sold in Hangzhou over the past 3 years and carrying egc genes were grouped under the ST72 lineage (CC72). Through whole genome sequencing, a strong genetic connection was revealed between these egc -positive isolates and clinical ST72 S. aureus found in China.Conclusions: S. aureus with non-classical egc enterotoxins was suggested to be a potential cause of SFP in humans. (c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ )
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