Prevalence and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>among skin and soft tissue infections in an emergency department in Guyana

Abstract

Here, we demonstrate a clinically significant proportion of methicillin resistance in SSTI-associated staphylococcal isolates. Guyanese isolates were highly related to the most common community-associated strain seen in the USA, USA300. These results have important implications for empiric antibiotic therapy and infection control policies in Guyana and similar settings.