Determination of the staphylococcal cassette chromosome in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from various clinical samples

Copur-Cicek, AYŞEGÜL; Dinc-Patlak, Rukiye; Sandalli, CEMAL; Mengeloglu, Zafer; Kostakoglu, UĞUR; Yildiz, Ilknur

doi:10.15275/rusomj.2016.0202

Determination of the staphylococcal cassette chromosome in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from various clinical samples

Copur-Cicek A., Dinc-Patlak R., Sandalli C., Mengeloglu Z., Kostakoglu U., Yildiz I. E.

RUSSIAN OPEN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.5, sa.2, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.15275/rusomj.2016.0202
Dergi Adı: RUSSIAN OPEN MEDICAL JOURNAL
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim - The present study aimed to detect mecA and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) types in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates obtained from various clinical samples in two university hospitals. It was also aimed to make comparison amongst the isolates.