학술논문
Staphylococcus haemolyticusas an Important Hospital Pathogen and Carrier of Methicillin Resistance Genes
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Clinical Microbiology; January 2012, Vol. 50 Issue: 1 p166-168, 3p
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ISSN
00951137; 1098660X
Abstract
ABSTRACTPhenotypic and molecular methods were used to characterize the antibiotic resistance of 64 clinical isolates of Staphylococcus haemolyticus. By PCR of the mecAgene, 87% were found to be methicillin resistant. Approximately 55% harbored staphylococcal cassette chromosome mecelement (SCCmec) type V, and only one SCCmectype IV. Many isolates (75%) displayed multiresistance, and pulsotype analysis showed a high diversity.