background coagulase-negative staphylococci (cons) are opportunistic pathogens. methicillin resistance is common in cons and may play an important role as reservoir of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (sccmec) for staphylococcus aureus. objectives the aim of this study was to determine molecular characteristics of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant coagulase negative staphylococci am...

The binding of staphylococcal components to fibrinogen was studied. Fibrinogen-binding material from lysed staphylococcal cells or culture supernatants was affinity purified on fibrinogen-Sepharose and analyzed on Western (immuno-) blots by the use of fibrinogen and antifibrinogen antibodies. Two main bands of 87 and 19 kilodaltons (kDa) and a weaker band of 35 kDa bound specifically to fibrino...

Vyletělová M., Vlková H., Manga I. (2011): Occurrence and characteristics of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci in raw milk manufacturing. Czech J. Food Sci., 29 (Special Issue): S11–S16. For monitoring the occurrence of MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and MR-CNS (methicillin resistant coagulase-negative stap...

Kapral, Frank A. (Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.). Clumping of Staphylococcus aureus in the peritoneal cavity of mice. J. Bacteriol. 92:1188-1195. 1966.-Nonencapsulated strains of Staphylococcus aureus inoculated into the peritoneal cavity of mice are promptly clumped by the interaction of fibrinogen with the bound coagulase present on the bacterial surface. Some of the pre-ex...

Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) are exoproteins which, when produced in food that is then ingested by humans, give rise to symptoms of acute gastroenteritis [2]. Several types of staphylococcal enterotoxins have been identified on a serological basis and are named SE A through U (SEA through SEU) with SEA to SEE being the most frequently encountered due to there detection by usual standard ki...

The nosocomial infection rate within the study period (January 1 December 31, 2010) was highest during January and lowest during December, while it was highest during May and August and lowest during January in 2011. The investigated 170 specimens for nosocomial infection showed that 51.7 and 48.3% had community-acquired and nosocomial infection, respectively. Nosocomial infection included resp...