Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Staphylococcus aureus has been recognized as an extremely successful hospital pathogen that has established itself firmly in the community as well. In addition to its compendium of virulence factors, it has the immense propensity to develop resistance to antimicrobials belonging to different classes...

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Main Author: Cabrera, Esperanza C.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-52372021-12-13T06:14:35Z Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Cabrera, Esperanza C. Staphylococcus aureus has been recognized as an extremely successful hospital pathogen that has established itself firmly in the community as well. In addition to its compendium of virulence factors, it has the immense propensity to develop resistance to antimicrobials belonging to different classes. The emergence of methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) that carries transferable multiple antibiotic resistance to the class of β-lactams alone or to other antimicrobials as well, is a serious public health concern. The development of community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) from a genetic lineage different from that of hospital-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) was unexpected, as was the observation that different strains of CA-MRSA from different parts of the world co-evolved simultaneously. Considering these observations with the virulence of the organism, and the transferable nature of the methicillin resistance genetic element, it is not surprising that MRSA is regarded as a pathogen that warrants utmost attention of the medical and scientific community. The need for urgent measures for its control cannot be overemphasized. © 2012 Bentham Science Publishers. All rights reserved. 2012-12-01T08:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4269 info:doi/10.2174/978160805292911201010130 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin resistance Biology
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
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topic Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin resistance
Biology
spellingShingle Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin resistance
Biology
Cabrera, Esperanza C.
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
description Staphylococcus aureus has been recognized as an extremely successful hospital pathogen that has established itself firmly in the community as well. In addition to its compendium of virulence factors, it has the immense propensity to develop resistance to antimicrobials belonging to different classes. The emergence of methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) that carries transferable multiple antibiotic resistance to the class of β-lactams alone or to other antimicrobials as well, is a serious public health concern. The development of community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) from a genetic lineage different from that of hospital-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) was unexpected, as was the observation that different strains of CA-MRSA from different parts of the world co-evolved simultaneously. Considering these observations with the virulence of the organism, and the transferable nature of the methicillin resistance genetic element, it is not surprising that MRSA is regarded as a pathogen that warrants utmost attention of the medical and scientific community. The need for urgent measures for its control cannot be overemphasized. © 2012 Bentham Science Publishers. All rights reserved.
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author Cabrera, Esperanza C.
author_facet Cabrera, Esperanza C.
author_sort Cabrera, Esperanza C.
title Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
title_short Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
title_full Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
title_fullStr Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
title_full_unstemmed Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
title_sort methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa)
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2012
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4269
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