Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: molecular characterization, evolution, and epidemiology

S Lakhundi, K Zhang - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2018‏ - journals.asm.org
Staphylococcus aureus, a major human pathogen, has a collection of virulence factors and
the ability to acquire resistance to most antibiotics. This ability is further augmented by …

Staphylococcal chromosomal cassettes mec (SCCmec): A mobile genetic element in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

J Liu, D Chen, BM Peters, L Li, B Li, Z Xu… - Microbial …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•MRSA has been one of the major recent infectious pathogens and thus poses a
challenge to hospital infection control.•SCCmec plays a core role in the antimicrobial …

Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Epidemiology and Clinical Consequences of an Emerging Epidemic

MZ David, RS Daum - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2010‏ - journals.asm.org
Staphylococcus aureus is an important cause of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs),
endovascular infections, pneumonia, septic arthritis, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, foreign …

Molecular epidemiology of community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Asia

YY Chuang, YC Huang - The Lancet infectious diseases, 2013‏ - thelancet.com
In Asia, most reports on the epidemiology of community-associated meticillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) are from developed countries, with few data from …

Analysis of virulence genes among methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains

SMH Alfatemi, M Motamedifar, N Hadi… - Jundishapur journal …, 2014‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Staphylococcus aureus is amongst major human pathogens both in hospitals
and the community. This bacterium is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for a large …

The microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules (MSCRAMMs) genes among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from hospitalized …

A Ghasemian, SN Peerayeh… - Iranian journal of …, 2015‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus express a myriad of adhesive surface
proteins that play important role in colonization of the bacteria on nasal and skin surfaces …

Distribution of genes encoding tetracycline resistance and aminoglycoside modifying enzymes in Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a burn center

M Emaneini, R Bigverdi, D Kalantar… - Annals of burns and …, 2013‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the most common organisms associated with
infections among burn patients and has shown a frequent and rapid development of …

High prevalence of multi-drug resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in tertiary Egyptian Hospitals

AAE Alfeky, MM Tawfick, MS Ashour… - The Journal of Infection in …, 2022‏ - jidc.org
Abstract Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an emerging
cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. This work aimed to study the occurrence of …

Epidemiology of mecA-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Askari, F Soleymani, A Arianpoor… - Iranian journal of …, 2012‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective (s) Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a prevalent pathogen worldwide.
Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA), which is usually multi-resistant in hospitals, has been …