| Literature DB >> 25737304 |
Dhritiman Samanta1, Justin L Batte1, Stephanie N Brown2, Angela G Crosby3, Luis A Marcos2, Mohamed O Elasri4.
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus is the predominant cause of bacteremia worldwide. We assessed the molecular epidemiology and antibiotic resistance of methicillin-resistant S aureus isolates causing bacteremia in southern Mississippi. Diverse genetic backgrounds in terms of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and multilocus sequence typing types of methicillin-resistant S aureus were identified as causing bacteremia in Mississippi. A strong association of Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes with elevated vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration is one of the important findings of our study.Entities:
Keywords: Epidemiology; PVL; Vancomycin
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25737304 PMCID: PMC4425998 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.01.023
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Infect Control ISSN: 0196-6553 Impact factor: 2.918