Microbiological Characteristics of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
- Author:
Jongyoun YI
1
;
Eui Chong KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; mecA; Carrier state; Molecular epidemiology
- MeSH: Adenosine; beta-Lactams; Carrier State; Cross Infection; Methicillin Resistance; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Molecular Epidemiology
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2010;13(1):1-6
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a typical pathogen of nosocomial infection, and has recently emerged as an important community-acquired pathogen. MRSA is notorious as a multidrug-resistant organism. Its resistance to all beta-lactams is mediated by PBP2a which is encoded by mecA, and it is also resistant to many antimicrobials of other classes due to frequently co-carrying resistance genes, which accounts for becoming a clinical and laboratory issue. This article reviews the microbiological characteristics, surveillance methods, and molecular epidemiology of MRSA.
