Usefulness of REP and ERIC-PCR combination for tracking the spread of Staphylococcus aureus strains

Candan E. D., İDİL N., Bilkay I. S.

MINERVA BIOTECNOLOGICA, cilt.25, sa.4, ss.245-250, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: MINERVA BIOTECNOLOGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.245-250
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim. Staphylococcus aureus is the cause of serious infections in humans, including endocarditis and deep-seated abscesses, which lead to toxic and septic shock syndromes. The objectives of this study were to observe whether Staphylococcus aureus strains obtained from various clinical samples collected from 21 different wards of a hospital represent identical organisms or closely related and to determine the strains belongs to the same genotype are correlated epidemiologically or not.