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. 2012 Jan;50(1):166-8.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.05563-11. Epub 2011 Oct 5.

Staphylococcus haemolyticus as an important hospital pathogen and carrier of methicillin resistance genes

E M Barros  1 , H Ceotto, M C F Bastos, K R N Dos Santos, M Giambiagi-Demarval
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Staphylococcus haemolyticus as an important hospital pathogen and carrier of methicillin resistance genes

E M Barros et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Phenotypic and molecular methods were used to characterize the antibiotic resistance of 64 clinical isolates of Staphylococcus haemolyticus. By PCR of the mecA gene, 87% were found to be methicillin resistant. Approximately 55% harbored staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec element (SCCmec) type V, and only one SCCmec type IV. Many isolates (75%) displayed multiresistance, and pulsotype analysis showed a high diversity.

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Dendrogram from computer-assisted analysis of PFGE profiles obtained for 64 S. haemolyticus isolates.
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