| distribution of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (sccmec) types i, ii, iii and iv in coagulase-negative staphylococci from patients attending a tertiary hospital in southern brazil. | coagulase-negative staphylococci (cons) are now recognized as the aetiological agents of an important range of infections in humans. most developed countries have reported an increase in cons infections in hospitalized patients that are resistant to meticillin and other antibiotics. staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (sccmec) typing is essential for understanding the molecular epidemiology of meticillin-resistant staphylococcus strains. sccmec elements are currently classified into types i t ... | 2007 | 17893169 |