Genotyping of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Tertiary Care Hospitals in Coimbatore, South India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most common pathogens that causes hospital- and community-acquired infections. The use of molecular typing methods is essential for determining the origin of the isolates, their clonal relations, and also epidemiological investigations.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant MRSA investigate the accessory gene regulator (agr) and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) types and perform multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Furthermore, the minimum inhibitory concentration of MRSA isolates was determined for vancomycin and daptomycin.

Materials and methods

Two hundred and fifty-nine MRSA isolates were collected from Tertiary C

SUBMITTER: Neetu TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4879793 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature