| antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and characterization of clinical isolates of staphylococcus aureus in kwazulu-natal province, south africa. | antimicrobial resistance of staphylococcus aureus especially methicillin-resistant s. aureus (mrsa) continues to be a problem for clinicians worldwide. however, few data on the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of s. aureus isolates in south africa have been reported and the prevalence of mrsa in the kwazulu-natal (kzn) province is unknown. in addition, information on the characterization of s. aureus in this province is unavailable. this study investigated the susceptibility pattern of 227 s. ... | 2006 | 16875502 |
| molecular identification and characterization of mannitol-negative methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. | we report on the isolation, molecular identification, and characterization of 5 mannitol-negative methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) from clinical samples in kwazulu-natal (kzn) province, south africa. identification based on phenotypic testing and polymerase chain reaction detection of the s. aureus species-specific nuc gene and the coagulase gene indicated that the mannitol-negative isolates were s. aureus. furthermore, they were meca positive, and sccmec typing demonstrated th ... | 2007 | 16854554 |