Highlights
- •Both methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant S aureus strains were identified from hospital effluents.
- •Approximately 15% isolates were vancomycin resistant and all were methicillin resistant.
- •The vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains developed a VanR/VanS-regulated 2-component system of VanA-type resistance in their genome.
- •Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains may have a possibility to develop resistance against aminoglycosides antibiotics in the near future.
- •Proper treatment of hospital-associated discharge is vital to stop the cross talk between pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria.
Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) and methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) strains were examined in hospital effluents. Most S aureus strains are resistant to methicillin (MRSA), followed by tetracycline. Approximately
15% of MRSA strains are also resistant to vancomycin (VRSA). All VRSA strains developed
a VanR/VanS-regulated 2-component system of VanA-type resistance in their genome. Results indicate that there is a possibility of
developing resistance to aminoglycosides by VRSA strains in the near future.
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Published online: September 29, 2015
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