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Background: Coagulase-negative staphylococci, which belong to the normal microbiota of the skin and mucous membranes, are opportunistic pathogens. sasX, a newly described protein, is thought to play an important role in nasal colonization and methicillin-
Alper Tekeli +2 more
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Detecting the frequency of aminoglycoside modifying enzyme encoding genes among clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]
Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) plays an important role in causing many serious nosocomial infections. In this study, the antimicrobial susceptibility and the frequency of aminoglycoside modifying enzyme encoding genes ...
Zahra Shokravi +2 more
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Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus hominis (MRSHo): low clonality and reservoirs of SCCmec structural elements. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus hominis (MRSHo) are important human pathogens in immunocompromised patients. However, little is known regarding its population structure and staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec (SCCmec) content ...
Ons Bouchami +3 more
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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of multiresistant strain that becomes global health problem during 50 years. Resistance of MRSA is based on insertion mobile genetic element mecDNA or Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec ...
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Molecular Epidemiological Survey of Prophages in MRSA Isolates in Taiwan
Lee-Chung Lin,1 Mao-Cheng Ge,1 Tsui-Ping Liu,1 Jang-Jih Lu1–3 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 2Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University,
Lin LC, Ge MC, Liu TP, Lu JJ
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We examined the oxacillin resistance phenotype and genomic structure of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) elements from 77 veterinary methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) isolates.
Kate A. Worthing +9 more
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Methicillin resistance transfer from Staphylocccus epidermidis to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a patient during antibiotic therapy. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The mecA gene, encoding methicillin resistance in staphylococci, is located on a mobile genetic element called Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec).
Alexander L A Bloemendaal +2 more
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Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of SCCmec genotypes and drug resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from intensive care units (ICU) at obstetrics & gynaecology ...
Zhonghua Huo +4 more
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Faiqa Arshad,1 Sidrah Saleem,1 Romeeza Tahir,2 Shah Jahan,2 Kokab Jabeen,3 Aneela Khawaja,4 Zille Huma,1 Muhammad Roman,1 Faheem Shahzad2 1Department of Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan; 2Department of Immunology ...
Arshad F +8 more
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Occurrence of methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus at a goat breeding farm
The aim of this study was to report the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains at a veterinary university goat breeding farm and their characteristics.
Z. Stastkova +2 more
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