Antibiograms and molecular subtypes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in local teaching hospital, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Thong, Kwai Lin, Junnie, J., Liew, F.Y., Yusof, M.Y., Hanifah, Y.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Korean Society for Applied Microbiology 2009
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/1166/1/2.php%3Bjpg; http://eprints.um.edu.my/1166/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19884790
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The objectives of this study were to determine the antibiotypes, SCCmec subtypes, PVL carriage, and genetic diversity of MRSA strains from a tertiary hospital. Sixtysix MRSA strains were selected randomly (2003, 2004, and 2007) and tested for the Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene, mecA gene, and SCCm...