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The aim of this study is to investigate resistance profiles and develop a molecular method to identify nosocomial Staphylococcus spp. strains. A total of 64 strains from public hospitals in Rio de Janeiro were analyzed using phenotypic and molecular methods, with 17 classified as MDR. Different melting temperatures (Tm) were obtained through qPCR-HRM analysis, to identify S. aureus- (70.4 \u00b0C), S. haemolyticus- (79 \u00b0C), S. epidermidis- (74.1 \u00b0C) and mecA (70.5 \u00b0C)-positive strains (MRS). The mecA gene was detected in 51 strains, with 22 showing SCCmec type IV. The spread of MRSA and MDR Staphylococci, particularly MDR S. haemolyticus, is a growing concern. In our study, among 64 Staphylococci strains, only 11 were susceptible to methicillin, showing the continuous emergence of resistant strains. qPCR-HRM is a cost-effective, sensitive and fast method for rapid Staphylococcus spp. identification, aiding in nosocomial infection control.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/pathogens14050403","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,23]],"date-time":"2025-04-23T06:38:37Z","timestamp":1745390317000},"page":"403","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Molecular Differentiation and Detection of AMR Genes from Nosocomial Staphylococcus spp."],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-2972-2352","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Isabelle","family":"Carneiro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute for Quality Control in Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation\u2014INCQS\/FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wellington Luiz Pontes","family":"da Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute for Quality Control in Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation\u2014INCQS\/FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4335-017X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Debora Ribeiro","family":"de Souza Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute for Quality Control in Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation\u2014INCQS\/FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0610-8648","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ivano","family":"de Filippis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute for Quality Control in Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation\u2014INCQS\/FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"5607","DOI":"10.1099\/ijsem.0.004332","article-title":"List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ","volume":"70","author":"Parte","year":"2020","journal-title":"Int. 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