Abstract
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 constant emergence of new clones, making S. aureus a “superbug.” Clinical use of methicillin has led to the appearance of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).
Keywords
Staphylococcus aureusEpidemiologyMolecular epidemiologyMicrobiologyMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusStaphylococcal infectionsBiologyMedicineBacteriaGeneticsGenotypeGenePathology
MeSH Terms
Biological EvolutionGenomeBacterialHumansMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMolecular EpidemiologyMolecular TypingStaphylococcal Infections
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Sahreena Lakhundi,
Kunyan Zhang
(2018).
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Molecular Characterization, Evolution, and Epidemiology.
Clinical Microbiology Reviews
, 31
(4)
.
https://doi.org/10.1128/cmr.00020-18
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- DOI
- 10.1128/cmr.00020-18
- PMID
- 30209034
- PMCID
- PMC6148192