Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolates as a potential source for the emergence of USA 300 methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Malaysia

H Ghasemzadeh-Moghaddam; V Neela; R Goering; N S Mariana

Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolates as a potential source for the emergence of USA 300 methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Malaysia

Trop Biomed. 2012 Sep;29(3):429-33.

Authors

H Ghasemzadeh-Moghaddam¹, V Neela, R Goering, N S Mariana

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

PMID: 23018506

Abstract

We investigated the potential of USA300 MRSA emergence in Malaysia by examining 268 MSSA isolates from both community (110) and healthcare (158) settings. Nine isolates from both the environments were similar to the USA300 MRSA background based on MLST, spa and PFGE type. These results underscore the importance of continued surveillance to monitor the emergence of USA300 MRSA in Malaysia.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacterial Typing Techniques
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Humans
Malaysia / epidemiology
Methicillin / pharmacology*
Methicillin Resistance / genetics*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Multilocus Sequence Typing
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
Methicillin