Molecular Epidemiology and Virulence Features of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates in a Regional Burn Center in China, 2012-2016.
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DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2017.0209
Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus is known to be a predominant pathogen causing bloodstream infection (BSI) from burn units. Our study aimed to perform the clinical epidemiological analysis and virulence features of S. aureus strains isolated from the… read more here.
Keywords: iii; china; epidemiology; burn center ... See more keywords
Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones Carrying the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Genes Disseminating in Iranian Hospitals.
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DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2018.0033
Abstract: The spread of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-carrying Staphylococcus aureus strains in both hospital and the community is a significant worldwide problem. The aim of the study was to investigate the clonal dissemination pattern of PVL-producing S.… read more here.
Keywords: pvl carrying; aureus strains; valentine leukocidin; sccmec ... See more keywords
High frequency of increased triclosan MIC among CC5 MRSA and risk of misclassification of the SCCmec into types
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DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkac322
Abstract: Abstract Background Typing of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) elements is commonly used for studies on the molecular epidemiology of MRSA. Objectives To perform an investigation centred on uncovering the reasons for misclassification of MRSA… read more here.
Keywords: cc5 mrsa; misclassification; frequency; sccmec ... See more keywords
Novel pseudo-staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec element (&phgr;SCCmecT55) in MRSA ST9
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DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky457
Abstract: Sir, MSSA strains can become methicillin resistant through the acquisition of mecA or mecC, which are usually located on a mobile genetic element termed staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec). In addition, a transferable plasmid-borne mecB… read more here.
Keywords: ccr; mec; gene complex; element ... See more keywords
Antibiotics trigger initiation of SCCmec transfer by inducing SOS responses
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DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx153
Abstract: Abstract The rise of antimicrobial resistance limits therapeutic options for infections by methicillin-resistant staphylococci. The staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) is a mobile genetic element as the only carrier of the methicillin-resistance determinants, the mecA… read more here.
Keywords: antibiotics trigger; sccmec transfer; ccrc1 ccrab; resistance ... See more keywords
Characterization of SCCmec Instability in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Affecting Adjacent Chromosomal Regions, Including the Gene for Staphylococcal Protein A (spa)
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DOI: 10.1128/aac.02374-21
Abstract: Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) represents a sequence of clear clinical and diagnostic importance in staphylococci. At a minimum the chromosomal cassette contains the mecA gene encoding PBP2a but frequently also includes additional antibiotic resistance… read more here.
Keywords: cassette; staphylococcal protein; methicillin resistant; sccmec ... See more keywords
Novel Organization of the Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Composite Island in Clinical Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Staphylococcus hominis Subspecies hominis Isolates from Dogs
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00997-22
Abstract: In Thailand, the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) element, which causes methicillin resistance through acquisition of the mec gene, has been studied in clinical coagulase-negative Staphylococcus isolates from various companion animals, and Staphylococcus haemolyticus and… read more here.
Keywords: hominis; staphylococcus; staphylococcal cassette; sccmec ... See more keywords
Molecular characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from food surveillance in southwest China
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DOI: 10.1186/s12866-018-1239-z
Abstract: BackgroundStaphylococcal food poisoning (SFP) is one of the most common food-borne diseases in the world. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and spa typing methods were used to characterize Staphylococcus aureus isolates from… read more here.
Keywords: southwest china; staphylococcus aureus; sccmec; isolates food ... See more keywords
Molecular characterization of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from clinical samples: A three year study in Tehran, Iran
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183607
Abstract: Introduction Emergence of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA) strains has led to great concern in global public health in both developing and developed countries. This study investigated distribution and molecular characterization… read more here.
Keywords: vancomycin; staphylococcus aureus; aureus; vrsa strains ... See more keywords
Investigating the relation between resistance pattern and type of Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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DOI: 10.18502/ijm.v14i1.8802
Abstract: Background and Objectives: MRSA became a widely recognized cause of mortality worldwide with necessity of its epidemiological pattern study. Typing of MRSA isolates was performed molecularly based on SCCmec type and relation to resistance pattern… read more here.
Keywords: resistance pattern; sccmec; resistance; epidemiology ... See more keywords
Hospital-Associated Multidrug-Resistant MRSA Lineages Are Trophic to the Ocular Surface and Cause Severe Microbial Keratitis
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00204
Abstract: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common cause of severe and difficult to treat ocular infection. In this study, the population structure of 68 ocular MRSA isolates collected at Massachusetts Eye and Ear between January… read more here.
Keywords: ocular surface; pvl; cause severe; mrsa ... See more keywords