Kozytska T. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus: Prevalence, Biological Properties and Diagnosis

The dissertation is devoted to researches on studying of a problem of distribution in the territory of Ukraine of methicillin-resistant strains of S. aureus (MRSA). The paper contains an analysis of the results of bacteriological studies on the prevalence of S. aureus among animals, in samples of products of animal origin and environmental objects that are subject to veterinary control. The dissertation presents materials on the results of detection and confirmation of the main biological properties of S. aureus. The results for determining the sensitivity to antibiotics of S. aureus isolates are shown. Studying the prevalence of MRSA detected by screening using a specific cephalosporin marker cefoxitin and conducting polymerase chain reaction in real time studies to detect the mec-A gene. The biofilm-forming properties of the studied S. aureus were studied. The results of research on the resistance of MRSA strains to disinfectants with different active substances were obtained.