Diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC22-MRSA-IV from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region

201632 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Abiola Senok · Alfaisal University

Ali M. Somily · King Khalid University Hospital

Adeola Raji · Alfaisal University

Darius Gawlik · Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences

Fatimah Alshahrani · King Khalid University Hospital

Shehla Baqi · King Khalid University Hospital

Samar S. Boswihi

Abstract

CC22-MRSA-IV from KSA could be linked to other epidemic strains from the Middle East and possibly India, rather than to the Western European UK-EMRSA-15/Barnim EMRSA. High-resolution typing methods, including SCCmec subtyping, might help to differentiate related epidemic strains and to monitor routes of transmission.

Topics & Keywords

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume 51, pp. 31-35

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.08.016

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