title: Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec elements in methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci from a Brazilian neonatal care unit.
abstract: To characterize 46 methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci from Brazilian neonates, we investigated their SCCmec type, susceptibility and clonality. Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus haemolyticus were the prevalent species. SCCmec types III or IV were detected in 53.3% S. epidermidis, whereas 63.6% S. haemolyticus were nontypeable. Despite the diversity, specific clones carried specific SCCmec elements, highlighting that effective typing can help in epidemiological analysis.
authors.affiliation: From the *Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Nova Friburgo; †Departamento de Ciência Básica, Universidade Federal Fluminense; and ‡Instituto Municipal da Mulher Fernando Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vivian Carolina
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Salgueiro
authors.forename: Milena Borgo
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: Natalia Lopes Pontes
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Iorio
authors.forename: Efigênia de Lourdes Teixeira
authors.initials: Ede L
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.forename: Kátia Regina Netto
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003030:Coagulase / Q000172:deficiency*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase