Diversity of the SCCmec types among Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates from intensive care unit patients

Conclusions SCCmec type III was the most frequent SCCmec type in this study. Eleven of 54 SCCmec types were not classified, among which one isolate possessed mec type A but the ccr type cannot be distinguished with using primers. The frequency of SCCmec type VII was 3.7%, which was reported in S. epidermidis for the first time.
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research