Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on hospital admission in Turkey

Baykam N., Esener H., Ergonul O., Kosker P. Z., Cirkin T., Celikbas A., ...Daha Fazla

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, cilt.37, sa.3, ss.247-249, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.05.014
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.247-249
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A total of 400 patients were screened for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on hospital admission, and 11 MRSA strains (1.2%) were detected. All 11 MRSA strains were positive for the mecA and PVL genes. Eight of the 11 MRSA-positive patients (72%) had a history of hospitalization within the previous 12 months. Copyright (c) 2009 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.