Article
Chromosomal mutations involved in antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.
Frontiers in bioscience (Scholar edition) - 1 Jan 2012
Espedido Bjorn A, Gosbell Iain B
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen involved in infections in both the community and hospital setting. Strains that are resistant to multiple classes of antibiotics, particularly methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA), are prevalent in nosocomial infections and are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Such antibiotic-resistant strains limit the therapeutic options and place a burden on the...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Chromosomes, Bacterial
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Gene Transfer, Horizontal
- Humans
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Mutation
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Staphylococcus aureus