Molecular characteristics and virulence gene profiles of Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Hainan, China

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 873 - 12
• Main Authors: Li, Xuehan, Huang, Tao, Xu, Kai, Li, Chenglin, Li, Yirong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 22.10.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Antibacterial agents; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial susceptibility test; Bacterial genetics; Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Bacterial Toxins - genetics; China; Disease susceptibility; Drug Resistance, Bacterial - drug effects; Drug Resistance, Bacterial - genetics; Erythromycin; Exotoxins - genetics; Genes; Genetic aspects; Humans; Leukocidins - genetics; Medical care; Methicillin; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - genetics; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - pathogenicity; Microbial drug resistance; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Molecular characterization; Multilocus Sequence Typing; Oxacillin; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Services; Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy; Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects; Staphylococcus aureus - genetics; Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification; Staphylococcus aureus - pathogenicity; Tetracyclines; Virulence (Microbiology); Virulence - genetics; Virulence Factors - genetics; Virulence gene; China; Antimicrobial susceptibility test; Molecular characterization; Staphylococcus aureus; Virulence gene

There have been no reports regarding the molecular characteristics, virulence features, and antibiotic resistance profiles of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) from Hainan, the southernmost province of China. Two hundred twenty-seven S. aureus isolates, consisting of 76 methicillin-resistant S. aure...