<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Laurence Carine Yehouenou</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bert Bogaerts</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kevin Vanneste</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sigrid C.J. De Keersmaecker</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nancy Roosens</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Arsène A Kpangon</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Affolabi, Dissou</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Simon, Anne</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Francis Moise Dossou</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Olivia Dalleur</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Screening of MRSA in Patients and Healthcare Workers in Public Hospitals in Benin.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Microorganisms</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HEALTHCARE WORKERS</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">low- or middle-income countries</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">whole-genome sequencing.</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2023</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2023 Jul 31</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) constitutes a serious public health concern, with a considerable impact on patients' health, and substantial healthcare costs. In this study, patients and healthcare workers (HCWs) from six public hospitals in Benin were screened for MRSA. Strains were identified as MRSA using conventional microbiological methods in Benin, and confirmed using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry in Belgium. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was used on the confirmed MRSA isolates, to characterize their genomic content and study their relatedness. Amongst the 305 isolates (304 wound swabs and 61 nasal swabs) that were collected from patients and HCWs, we detected 32 and 15 cases of MRSA, respectively. From this collection, 27 high-quality WGS datasets were obtained, which carried numerous genes and mutations associated with antimicrobial resistance. The gene was detected in all the sequenced isolates. These isolates were assigned to five sequence types (STs), with ST8 (55.56%, n = 15/27), ST152 (18.52%, n = 5/27), and ST121 (18.52%, n = 5/27) being the most common. These 27 isolates carried multiple virulence genes, including the genes encoding the Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin (48.15%, n = 13/27), and the gene (29.63%, n = 8/27), associated with toxic shock syndrome. This study highlights the need to implement a multimodal strategy for reducing the risk of the cross-transmission of MRSA in hospitals.&lt;/p&gt;
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