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Description

SCCmec, or staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec, is a mobile genetic element of Staphylococcus bacterial species. This genetic sequence includes the mecA gene coding for resistance to the antibiotic methicillin and is the only known way for Staphylococcus strains to spread the gene in the wild by horizontal gene transfer. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, SCCmec

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Staphylococcus aureus methicillin resistance SCCmec
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2013-01-03
Construct for LOINC Short Name
SCCmec

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CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=LP171727-3

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 金黄色葡萄球菌甲氧西林耐药 SCCmec
Synonyms: 金黄色葡萄球菌甲氧西林耐药（抗性、耐性、耐药性、抗药、抗药性、耐受、耐药型） SCCmec;葡萄球菌盒式染色体 SCCmec;葡萄球菌盒染色体 SCCmec;葡萄球菌染色体 mec 基因盒;SCCmec 基因;葡萄球菌染色体 mec 盒
fr-CA French (Canada) Staphylococcus aureus résistant à la méthicilline SCCmec
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina (SCCmec)
it-IT Italian (Italy) SCCmec Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Staphylococcus aureus methicillin dirençli (SCCmec)
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Staphylococcus cassette хромосома (SCCmec)
Synonyms: Staphylococcus кассетная хромосома (SCCmec)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Staphylococcus aureus meticillineresistentie (SCCmec)
Synonyms: MRSA