Molecular Characterization of Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Tertiary Care hospital in Kuwait.

ABSTRACT: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are a major cause of healthcare and community- associated infections due to their ability to express a variety of virulence factors. We investigated 209 MRSA isolates obtained from 1 January to 31 December 2016 using a combination of phenotypic and genotypic methods to understand the genetic backgrounds of MRSA strains obtained in a General hospital in Kuwait. Antibiotics susceptibility was performed with disk diffusion, and MIC was measured with Etest strips. Molecular typing was performed using SCCmec typing, spa typing, and DNA microarray for antibiotic resistance and virulence genes. The isolates were susceptible to vancomycin, teicoplanin, rifampicin, ceftaroline, and linezolid but were resistant to gentamicin, tetracycline, erythromy

SUBMITTER: Alfouzan W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6898362 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature