Authors
Kenneth O Okon, Patrick Basset, Auwalu Uba, Johnson Lin, Bukola Oyawoye, Adebayo O Shittu, Dominique S Blanc
Publication date
2009/9
Journal
Journal of clinical microbiology
Volume
47
Issue
9
Pages
3000-3003
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Description
Ninety-six clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from Nigeria were characterized phenotypically and genetically. Twelve multidrug-resistant methicillin (meticillin)-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolates carrying a new staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec element and a high proportion of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) isolates were observed. The cooccurrence of multidrug-resistant MRSA and PVL-positive MSSA isolates entails the risk of emergence of a multidrug-resistant PVL-positive MRSA clone.
Scholar articles
KO Okon, P Basset, A Uba, J Lin, B Oyawoye, AO Shittu… - Journal of clinical microbiology, 2009