
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia
MRSA is responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. It caused more than 100,000 deaths worldwide attributable to antimicrobial resistance in 2019. MRSA is any strain …
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an overview of ...
For example, MRSA is defined by the presence of the 20–65 kb SCCmec element inserted within the orfX (an RNA methyltransferase) gene of S. aureus 22. SCC mec contains the mecA gene …
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - StatPearls ...
2023年4月2日 · Based on the antibiotic susceptibilities, Methicillin resistance in S. aureus is defined as an oxacillin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of greater than or equal to 4 …
mecA Gene Is Widely Disseminated in Staphylococcus aureus ...
Abstract. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most important causes of hospital infections worldwide. High-level resistance to methicillin is caused by the mecA …
Genomic Basis for Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus ...
Eagle-type resistance is known to be a special phenotypic expression of chr * in the 'pre-MRSA' strain N315 in which mecA gene expression is strongly repressed under the repressor function …
Mechanisms of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus is a major human and veterinary pathogen worldwide. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) poses a significant and enduring problem to the treatment of infection by …
Molecular genetics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...
The mecA gene encodes a methicillin-insensitive transpeptidase, the production of which confers resistance to otherwise inhibitory concentrations of beta-lactam antibiotics. Several distinct …