Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Jun 2007)

The presence of qacA/B gene in Brazilian methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

  • Neide H Tokumaru Miyazaki,
  • Alessandra O Abreu,
  • Victor A Marin,
  • Cleide AF Rezende,
  • Márcia TB Moraes,
  • Maria Helena S Villas Bôas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762007000400018
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 102, no. 4
pp. 539 – 540

Abstract

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A total of 74 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated from three government hospitals in 2002 and 2003 were examined concerning the distribution of qacA/B gene, which is the determinant of resistance to quaternary ammonium compounds largely employed in hospital disinfection. By polymerase chain reaction the qacA/B gene was found in 80% of the isolates, which is a significant result considering it is the first time that qacA/B gene is being reported for Brazilian MRSA strains and it is presented at a high rate.

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