Distinct genotypic clusters of heterogeneously and homogeneously methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a Greek hospital

P. T. Tassios; A. C. Vatopoulos; A. Xanthaki; E. Mainas; Richard V. Goering; N. J. Legakis

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Distinct genotypic clusters of heterogeneously and homogeneously methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a Greek hospital

P. T. Tassios, A. C. Vatopoulos, A. Xanthaki, E. Mainas, Richard V. Goering, N. J. Legakis

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology

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Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated over a one-year period from a Greek hospital were tested for their levels of resistance to methicillin by population analysis. Heterogeneously resistant strains belonged to classes I, II, and II/III, whereas homogeneously resistant ones belonged to class IV. Strains of all classes possessed the mecA gene. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of Smal-digested genomic DNA revealed that all heterogeneously resistant strains were related. Homogeneously resistant strains were also closely related, but in a cluster distinct from the heterogeneous one. The methicillin-sensitive strains displayed a greater variety of PFGE types compared to MRSA isolates.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	170-173
Number of pages	4
Journal	European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709481
Publication status	Published - 1997

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Tassios, P. T., Vatopoulos, A. C., Xanthaki, A., Mainas, E., Goering, R. V., & Legakis, N. J. (1997). Distinct genotypic clusters of heterogeneously and homogeneously methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a Greek hospital. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 16(2), 170-173. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709481

Distinct genotypic clusters of heterogeneously and homogeneously methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a Greek hospital. / Tassios, P. T.; Vatopoulos, A. C.; Xanthaki, A.; Mainas, E.; Goering, Richard V.; Legakis, N. J.

In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Vol. 16, No. 2, 1997, p. 170-173.

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