Antimicrobial susceptibility, virulence determinants profiles and molecular characteristics of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates in Wenzhou, eastern China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Staphylococcus epidermidis has emerged as an often encountered pathogen responsible for hospital-acquired infections. The aim of present study is to investigate the microbiological characteristic of S. epidermidis isolates isolated from sterile specimens and skin in a Chinese tertiary hospital.

Methods

A total of 223 non-duplicate S. epidermidis were collected from various sterile specimens of inpatients among 10 years in Wenzhou, China. 106 S. epidermidis obtained from the skin (urethral orifices) of healthy volunteers. All isolates were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility. PCR was used to detect the virulence- and resistance-associated genes and 7 housekeeping genes to determine the sequence types (STs) of selected isolates.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Guo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6617921 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature