Distribution of sasX, qacA/B and mupA genes and determination of genetic relatedness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among clinical isolates and nasal swab samples from the same patients in a hospital in Malaysia.
Nik Badrul Alam NurhafizaHassan Siti AsmaHarun AzianPhiaw Chong FooKhairani Muhammad Ismadi YasminChan Yean YeanPublished in: Singapore medical journal (2020)
sasX and qacA/B genes were present in the MRSA isolates, while the mupA gene was undetected. ST22 and ST239 were the major MRSA clones. The circulating MRSA genotypes conferred different virulence and resistance determinants in our healthcare settings.
Keyphrases
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- staphylococcus aureus
- genome wide
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- genome wide identification
- copy number
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- escherichia coli
- newly diagnosed
- biofilm formation
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- transcription factor
- gene expression
- bioinformatics analysis
- social media
- mass spectrometry
- high resolution
- cystic fibrosis
- adverse drug
- patient reported
- chronic rhinosinusitis
- tandem mass spectrometry