Phenotypic and genotypic characterization, and detection of PVL encoding gene in methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from patients admitted to a tertiary Hospital in Kuantan, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Bariman, Mohammad Hanif, Mustafa Mahmoud, Mohammed Imad Al-Deen, Hamzah, Hairul Aini
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA966 Medical Centers. Hospitals. Dispensaries. Clinics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/76177/13/76177_Phenotypic%20and%20genotypic%20characterization.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76177/2/76177_Phenotypic%20and%20genotypic%20characterization%2C%20and%20detection%20of%20PVL%20encoding%20gene%20in%20methicillin%20resistant%20staphylococcus%20aureus_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76177/14/76177_Phenotypic%20and%20genotypic%20characterization_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76177/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/kom/index.php/imjm/article/view/92/17

Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is globally a major public health threat. Resistance to methicillin originates from a modified protein (PBP2a) encoded by the mecA gene. The PVL gene as an important virulence factor increases the pathogenicity of MRSA. Epidemiology and cha...