Staphylococcus haemolyticus as an Important Hospital Pathogen and Carrier of Methicillin Resistance Genes
- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 50 (1), 166-168
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.05563-11
Abstract
Phenotypic and molecular methods were used to characterize the antibiotic resistance of 64 clinical isolates of Staphylococcus haemolyticus . By PCR of the mecA gene, 87% were found to be methicillin resistant. Approximately 55% harbored staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec element (SCC mec ) type V, and only one SCC mec type IV. Many isolates (75%) displayed multiresistance, and pulsotype analysis showed a high diversity.Keywords
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