<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Infections in Malaysia: A Review of Antimicrobial Resistance and Characteristics of the Clinical Isolates, 1990–2017

<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Infections in Malaysia: A Review of Antimicrobial Resistance and Characteristics of the Clinical Isolates, 1990–2017

<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> is an important nosocomial pathogen and its multidrug resistant strains, particularly methicillin-resistant <i>S. aureus</i> (MRSA), poses a serious threat to public health due to its limited therapeutic options. The increasing MRSA resistance tow...

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Main Authors: Ainal Mardziah Che Hamzah, Chew Chieng Yeo, Suat Moi Puah, Kek Heng Chua, Ching Hoong Chew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
Antimicrobial resistance
community-associated (CA)
hospital-associated (HA)
<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B (MLS<sub>B</sub>)
Malaysian clinical isolates
methicillin-resistance <i>S. aureus</i> (MRSA)
methicillin-susceptible <i>S. aureus</i> (MSSA)
staphylococcal cassette chromosome <i>mec</i> (SCC<i>mec</i>) type
sequence types (STs)
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