COMPARISON OF TOXIN GENES IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATES OBTAINED FROM PATIENTS AND CARRIERS

MENGELOĞLU F. Z., Cicek A. C., Kocoglu E., Tas T., Bucak O., Guckan R.

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.29, no.4, pp.659-664, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.659-664
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: No

Abstract

It is important to have information about virulence characteristics of S. aureus isolates obtained from the nasal cultures of carriers in terms of the capability to cause severe infections. In the present study, S. aureus isolates obtained from carriers and isolates obtained from clinical specimens, and which were determined as causative agents of infection, were compared in terms of the genes of staphylococcal enterotoxiiz A and 8 (sea and seb), TSST-I (tst), and PVL (pv1).