Antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance mechanisms of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from 12 Hospitals in Turkey

Yildiz, Omer; Coban, Ahmet; SENER, Asli; COSKUNER, Seher; BAYRAMOĞLU, GÜLÇİN; Güdücüoğlu, Hüseyin; OZYURT, Mustafa; Tatman-Otkun, Muserref; KARABIBER, Nihal; Ozkutuk, Nuri; Aktepe, Orhan; Oncu, Serkan; Arslan, Ugur; Bozdogan, Bulent

doi:10.1186/s12941-014-0044-2

Antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance mechanisms of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from 12 Hospitals in Turkey

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Yildiz O., Coban A. Y., SENER A. G., COSKUNER S. A., BAYRAMOĞLU G., Güdücüoğlu H., ...More

ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS, vol.13, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 13
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1186/s12941-014-0044-2
Journal Name: ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Keywords: Staphylococci, MRSA, Antimicrobial susceptibility, Resistance mechanisms, PCR, TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE, ENTEROCOCCUS-FAECIUM, MACROLIDE, ERYTHROMYCIN, LINCOSAMIDE, GENES, STRAINS
Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most important nosocomial pathogens and is also emerging in Turkish hospitals. The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of MRSA isolated from Turkish hospitals.