Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on hospital admission in Turkey

Baykam, Nurcan; Esener, Harika; Ergonul, Onder; Kosker, Pinar; Cirkin, Tuba; Celikbas, Aysel; Eren, Sebnem; Dokuzoguz, Basak

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2008.05.014

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, Scopus)

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
Hacettepe 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.