Absence of the mecC gene in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from various clinical samples: The first multi-centered study in Turkey

Cikman, Aytekin; Aydin, Merve; Gulhan, Baris; KARAKEÇİLİ, FARUK; Kurtoglu, Muhammet; Yuksekkaya, Serife; Parlak, Mehmet; Gultepe, Bilge; Cicek, Aysegul; Bilman, Fulya; ÇİFTCİ, İHSAN; Kara, Murat; ATMACA, SELAHATTİN; ÖZEKİNCİ, TUNCER

doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2019.01.063

Absence of the mecC gene in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from various clinical samples: The first multi-centered study in Turkey

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Cikman A., Aydin M., Gulhan B., KARAKEÇİLİ F., Kurtoglu M. G., Yuksekkaya S., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.12, sa.4, ss.528-533, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2019
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.01.063
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.528-533
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: mecA is a predefined gene causing methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) isolates; however, it has been shown that some methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains do not carry this gene. Recently, in isolates found to be MRSA-positive but mecA-negative, a new resistance gene called mecC, which is a homolog of mecA, has been reported. This study aimed to investigate the mecC and mecA genes in MRSA strains isolated from different geographic regions in Turkey.