Prevalence of resistance and toxin genes in community-acquired and hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> clinical isolates.

Abstract

The high prevalence of MRSA colonizing the groin, axilla, and nose may play a significant role in endogenous infection, re-infection, and also acts as a route for MRSA transmission. <i>mecA</i> and <i>femA</i> genes could be used as a sole and fast step for identification of MRSA, while PVL genes cannot be used as a sole stable marker for CA-MRSA identification.