Characterization of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains by a set of MRSA phages.

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dc.contributor.authorMathur, M Den_US
dc.contributor.authorMehndiratta, P Len_US
dc.date.accessioned2000-03-11en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T07:48:04Z
dc.date.available2000-03-11en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T07:48:04Z
dc.date.issued2000-03-11en_US
dc.description.abstractA recently developed international set of phages for typing methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was used to characterize 300 strains of MRSA. The results were compared to that of phage typing with conventional phages and reverse phage typing. The use of MRSA phages increased the percentage typability from 17.6 per cent with the conventional set to 45.6 per cent with MRSA set and the strains were recognised as five distinct phage pattern viz., 622, M3/M5, MR8/MR12/MR25, 30/33/38 and mixed group. Phage type 622 was the most prevalent. On reverse phage typing 73 per cent strains could be typed with most strains belonging to one pattern i.e., 83A complex with limited discrimination. These 83A strains were highly resistant to erythromycin (98%) and tetracycline (93%). Our results show that MRSA phages are more useful in increasing typability and discrimination between the strains as compared to the conventional phages, reverse phage typing, and antibiogramtyping.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMathur MD, Mehndiratta PL. Characterization of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains by a set of MRSA phages. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2000 Mar; 111(): 77-80en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/22120
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/ijmr.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshBacterial Typing Techniquesen_US
dc.subject.meshCross Infection --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMethicillin Resistanceen_US
dc.subject.meshStaphylococcus Phages --physiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshStaphylococcus aureus --classificationen_US
dc.titleCharacterization of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains by a set of MRSA phages.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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