<p>Antimicrobial resistance, virulence genes profiling and molecular relatedness of methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> strains isolated from hospitalized patients in Guangdong Province, China</p>

Abstract

Our study elucidated the prevalence, antibiotic resistance, pathogenicity and molecular characteristics of MRSA isolated from various clinical sources in Guangdong, China. We found that the infectious rate of MRSA was higher among SSTI than other sources. The most predominant genotype was ST239-SCCmecA III-t37 clone, indicating that ST239-t30 clone which was previously predominant had been replaced by a new clone.