Phenotypic and genotypic characterization, and detection of PVL encoding gene in methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from patients admitted to a tertiary Hospital in Kuantan, Malaysia
Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is globally a major public health threat. Resistance to methicillin originates from a modified protein (PBP2a) encoded by the mecA gene. The PVL gene as an important virulence factor increases the pathogenicity of MRSA. Epidemiology and cha...
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