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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JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH, vol.12, no.4, pp.528-533, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 12 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.01.063
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.528-533
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.