Prevalence of erm genes encoding macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin (MLS) resistance among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in a Turkish university hospital

SARIBAS, ZEYNEP; Tunckanat, FATMA; PINAR, A

doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01486.x

Prevalence of erm genes encoding macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin (MLS) resistance among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in a Turkish university hospital

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SARIBAS Z., Tunckanat F. F., PINAR A.

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION, vol.12, no.8, pp.797-799, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 12 Issue: 8
Publication Date: 2006
Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01486.x
Journal Name: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.797-799
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study investigated the prevalence of the erm(A), erm(B) and erm(C) genes among 122 MLS-resistant clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from a Turkish university hospital. Of these isolates, 44 were inducibly resistant and 78 were constitutively resistant. The presence of one or more erm genes was demonstrated in 114 isolates; the erm(C) gene was detected in 97 isolates, and the erm(A) gene was detected in 96 isolates. Seventy-eight isolates harboured both erm(A) and erm(C). The combination of erm(A), erm(B) and erm(C) genes was detected in only one isolate.