Sequence types 8, 59, and 45 methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus as the predominant strains causing skin and soft tissue infections in Taiwan's prisons and jails

CONCLUSIONS: ST59, ST8, and ST45 MRSA are the leading three MRSA strains causing SSTIs in Taiwan, 2017, but the molecular distribution varied distinctly between the custodial facilities and hospital settings. The genotypical mupirocin resistance rate is quite high in this study. The frequency of chlorhexidine resistance gene is relatively low, especially in MRSA isolates from custodial facilities.PMID:34635424 | DOI:10.1016/j.jmii.2021.08.013
Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - Category: Microbiology Authors: Source Type: research