The persistence and spread of multi drug resistant and virulent strains of methicillin resistant
S. aureus (MRSA) is a major global public health problem (Tenover, 2006). The significance
of methicillin resistant S. aureus to public health is the ability of the pathogen to rapidly
acquire resistance and virulence gene thus, paving way for the emergence of new and
highly pathogenic clones making treatment with antibiotics difficult and prolonging hospital
admission stay (Liu, 2009). The emergence of several MRSA clones coupled with the …

The persistence of antibacterial resistance and virulence gene profile of well characterized
MRSA isolated from animals and human was determined using antibiotic susceptibility
testing and PCR amplification of virulence and methicillin resistance gene. Antibiotic
susceptibility testing revealed a general reduction in the rate of resistance to antibiotics
previously tested. Isolates were currently susceptible to minocycline a tetracycline derivative,
amikacin and gentamicin respectively. Resistance to cefoxitin and oxacillin were currently …