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; Karakecili, Faruk; Kurtoglu, Muhammet G; Yuksekkaya, Serife; Parlak, Mehmet; Gultepe, Bilge S; Cicek, Aysegul C; Bilman, Fulya B; Ciftci, Ihsan H; Kara, MMurat; Atmaca, Selahattin; Ozekinci, Tuncer...  Show more  Show less
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2019 Jul -
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12498/3299
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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.
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