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Biofilm Formation by and Accessory Gene Regulator Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Recovered From Patients With Nosocomial Infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Kunihiro Manago ,
Junichiro Nishi ,
Naoko Wakimoto ,
Hiroaki Miyanohara ,
Jav Sarantuya ,
Koichi Tokuda ,
Mayumi Iwashita ,
Kimie Yamamoto ,
Masao Yoshinaga  and
Ikuro Maruyama
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Kunihiro Manago
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Junichiro Nishi*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Naoko Wakimoto
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Hiroaki Miyanohara
Affiliation:
Clinical Laboratory of Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
Jav Sarantuya
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Koichi Tokuda
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Mayumi Iwashita
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Kimie Yamamoto
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Masao Yoshinaga
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Ikuro Maruyama
Affiliation:
Department of Laboratory and Molecular Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Yoshifumi Kawano
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
*
Dept. of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan ([email protected])
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Abstract

The association between biofilm formation and the accessory gene regulator (agr) types of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains in our hospital were investigated. The biofilm index and the incidence of MRSA strains carrying agr-2 in the infection group (n = 91) were significantly higher than were those in the carrier group (n = 225), suggesting that biofilm formation and agr type are associated with nosocomial MRSA infections.

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Concise Communications
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , February 2006 , pp. 188 - 190
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2006

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