Comparative Genotypes, Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec) Genes and Antimicrobial Resistance amongst Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus haemolyticus Isolates from Infections in Humans and Companion Animals

Brenda A. McManus; David C. Coleman; Emily C. Deasy; Gráinne I. Brennan; Brian O’ Connell; Stefan Monecke; Ralf Ehricht; Bernadette Leggett; Nola Leonard; Anna C. Shore

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138079

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Comparative Genotypes, Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec) Genes and Antimicrobial Resistance amongst Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus haemolyticus Isolates from Infections in Humans and Companion Animals

Brenda A. McManus,

Affiliation Microbiology Research Unit, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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David C. Coleman,

Affiliation Microbiology Research Unit, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Emily C. Deasy,

Affiliation Microbiology Research Unit, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Gráinne I. Brennan,

Affiliations Microbiology Research Unit, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, National MRSA Reference Laboratory, St. James’s Hospital, James’s St., Dublin 8, Ireland
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Brian O’ Connell,

Affiliations National MRSA Reference Laboratory, St. James’s Hospital, James’s St., Dublin 8, Ireland, Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Stefan Monecke,

Affiliations Alere Technologies GmbH, Jena, Germany, Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Medizinische Fakultät "Carl Gustav Carus", Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany, InfectoGnostics Research Campus, Jena, Germany
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Ralf Ehricht,

Affiliations Alere Technologies GmbH, Jena, Germany, InfectoGnostics Research Campus, Jena, Germany
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Bernadette Leggett,

Affiliation Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Nola Leonard,

Affiliation Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Anna C. Shore

* E-mail: anna.shore@dental.tcd.ie

Affiliations Microbiology Research Unit, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, National MRSA Reference Laboratory, St. James’s Hospital, James’s St., Dublin 8, Ireland
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Comparative Genotypes, Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec) Genes and Antimicrobial Resistance amongst Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus haemolyticus Isolates from Infections in Humans and Companion Animals

Brenda A. McManus,
David C. Coleman,
Emily C. Deasy,
Gráinne I. Brennan,
Brian O’ Connell,
Stefan Monecke,
Ralf Ehricht,
Bernadette Leggett,
Nola Leonard,
Anna C. Shore

Published: September 17, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138079

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