This paper discusses the mechanisms of S. aureus drug resistance including:(1)
introduction.(2) resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics, with particular emphasis on the mec …

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 …

Pathogenic bacteria have always posed one of the most serious threats to public health, and
continue to be especially dangerous with the rise in antibiotic resistance. The prevalence of …

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 …

In recent years, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have become a truly
global challenge. In addition to the long-known healthcare-associated clones, novel strains …

Disinfection of wastewater treatment plant effluent may be an important barrier for limiting
the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARBs) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) …

Background Animals can act as a reservoir and source for the emergence of novel meticillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones in human beings. Here, we report the …

The spa gene of Staphylococcus aureus encodes protein A and is used for typing of
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We used sequence typing of the spa …

Infections caused by community-acquired (CA)-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) have been reported worldwide. We assessed whether any common genetic …

ContextMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has traditionally been
considered a health care–associated pathogen in patients with established risk factors …