Staphylococcus aureus ST398, New York City and Dominican Republic

Meera Bhat; Caroline Dumortier; Barbara S Taylor; Maureen Miller; Glenny Vasquez; Jose Yunen; Karen Brudney; Jacqueline Sánchez-E; Carlos Rodriguez-Taveras; Rita Rojas; Patricia Leon; Franklin D Lowy

doi:10.3201/eid1502.080609

Staphylococcus aureus ST398, New York City and Dominican Republic

Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Feb;15(2):285-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1502.080609.

Authors

Meera Bhat¹, Caroline Dumortier, Barbara S Taylor, Maureen Miller, Glenny Vasquez, Jose Yunen, Karen Brudney, Jacqueline Sánchez-E, Carlos Rodriguez-Taveras, Rita Rojas, Patricia Leon, Franklin D Lowy

Affiliation

¹ Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.

Abstract

Closely related Staphylococcus aureus strains of ST398, an animal-associated strain, were identified in samples collected from humans in northern Manhattan, New York, NY, USA, and in the Dominican Republic. A large population in northern Manhattan has close ties to the Dominican Republic, suggesting international transmission.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Child
Dominican Republic / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
New York City / epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections* / epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections* / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections* / transmission
Staphylococcus aureus / classification*
Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Travel
Young Adult