Abstract
Staphylococcus sciuri strains were unexpectedly cultured from healthy persons and patients from Indonesia during a population-based survey on nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage. Fifty-one S. sciuri isolates were further characterized. The S. aureus mecA gene was detected by PCR in 22 isolates (43.1%), whereas S. sciuri mecA was found in 33 isolates (64.7%). The staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) regions of S. aureus mecA-positive isolates contained elements of classical S. aureus SCCmec types II and/or III.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5413-5417 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2010 |
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