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<p>This work aims to provide an insight into staphylococcal cassette chromosome <italic>mec</italic> elements and antibiotic resistance in clinical isolates of <italic>Staphylococcus epidermidis</italic>. The dominating type was SCC<italic>mec</italic> – IV. Fifteen isolates were assigned to SCC<italic>mec</italic> type III, two isolates to SCC<italic>mec</italic> type II. Most isolates were resistant to at least three of the non-β-lactam antibiotics tested. None of the strains exhibited resistance to new generation antibiotics, such as daptomycin and linezolid. Also, none of these strains showed resistance to tigecycline and only four strains were resistant to rifampin <italic>i.e</italic>. antibiotics which are very efficient in treating biofilm-associated infections.</p>
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This work aims to provide an insight into staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec elements and antibiotic resistance in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis. The dominating type was SCCmec – IV. Fifteen isolates were assigned to SCCmec type III, two isolates to SCCmec type II. Most isolates were resistant to at least three of the non-β-lactam antibiotics tested. None of the strains exhibited resistance to new generation antibiotics, such as daptomycin and linezolid. Also, none of these strains showed resistance to tigecycline and only four strains were resistant to rifampin i.e. antibiotics which are very efficient in treating biofilm-associated infections.

Characterization of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome <italic>mec</italic> (SCC<italic>mec</italic>) in Methicillin-Resistant <italic>Staphylococcus epidermidis</italic> Strains Isolated from Biomaterial-Associated Infections and their Antibiotic Resistance Patterns

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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Characterization of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome  (SCC) in Methicillin-Resistant  Strains Isolated from Biomaterial-Associated Infections and their Antibiotic Resistance Patterns

This work aims to provide an insight into staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec elements and antibiotic resistance in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus...

Characterization of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec) in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Strains Isolated from Biomaterial-Associated Infections and their Antibiotic Resistance Patterns

Published Online: Jun 07, 2016

Page range: 215 - 217

Received: Mar 10, 2015

Accepted: Jun 30, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/17331331.1204482

Keywords
SCC type, antibiotic resistance

© 2016 EWA SZCZUKA et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Characterization of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec) in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Strains Isolated from Biomaterial-Associated Infections and their Antibiotic Resistance Patterns

Published Online: Jun 07, 2016

Page range: 215 - 217

Received: Mar 10, 2015

Accepted: Jun 30, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/17331331.1204482

KeywordsSCC type, antibiotic resistance

© 2016 EWA SZCZUKA et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
SCC type, antibiotic resistance