pvl gene

Molecular Detection of Panton Valentine Leukocidine Gene among Beta-lactamase Producing Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Clinical Samples in Ondo State, Nigeria

C. O. Esan, O. M. David & O. Famurewa · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Background: In recent time Staphylococcus aureus has been implicated not only in hospital-acquired but also in community-acquired infections. Some clonal types of S. aureus that produce   β-lactamase have evolved. Panton-Valentine leukocidine (pvl) gene among β-lactamase-producin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/18278

Molecular Characteristics of Community-Associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Isolates from Clinical Specimens in Iraq

Alaa H. Al-Charrakh, Huda H. Al-Hassnawi & Jawad K. Al-Khafaji · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have been recognized for decades as hospital acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA). Nowadays, MRSA is also recognized as a worldwide emerging community-associated pathogen. Community associated-MRSA (CA-MRSA) has been sh...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/9607