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J Med Microbiol 53 (2004), 51-55; DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05294-0
© 2004 Society for General Microbiology
ISSN 0022-2615

Isolation and molecular characterization of multiresistant Staphylococcus sciuri and Staphylococcus haemolyticus associated with skin and soft-tissue infections

Adebayo Shittu1, Johnson Lin1, Donald Morrison2 and Deboye Kolawole3

1School of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Durban–Westville, Durban 4000, Republic of South Africa 2Scottish MRSA Reference Laboratory, Microbiology Department, Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow G21 3UW, UK 3Department of Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Correspondence Johnson Lin jlin{at}pixie.udw.ac.za

Received April 25, 2003
Accepted October 1, 2003

The isolation, molecular identification and genotyping of multiresistant Staphylococcus sciuri and Staphylococcus haemolyticus from skin and soft-tissue infections are reported. Accurate and full identification of three coagulase-negative staphylococcal isolates was achieved using PCR, while the API STAPH method failed to identify an isolate of S. haemolyticus fully. The PCR assay, which detects polymorphism in the 16S–23S rRNA spacer region, is shown to be potentially useful for rapid and accurate identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci. Identical PFGE type and antibiotic-resistance profiles of two methicillin-resistant S. haemolyticus isolates in this study suggest the existence of a multiresistant community clone.

Abbreviations: CNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci; MSA, mannitol/salt agar; SSTIs, skin and soft-tissue infections.




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