Spectrum of Virulence Factors in Clinical Isolates of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and Prevalence of SCCmec Types in Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> in a Tertiary Care Center

Abstract

Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a widely recognized multidrug-resistant bacteria presenting a major therapeutic challenge to clinicians. Staphylococcus aureus possesses a number of pathogenicity factors that attribute to the severity of infections. This study was undertaken to investigate the common virulence genes in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, determine their antimicrobial susceptibility profile, and to characterize the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) types among MRSA in a tertiary care center.

Keywords

• methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
• MRSA
• Staphylococcus aureus
• virulence genes
• SCCmec typing