TY  - CHAP
AU  - Mohammed Malih Radhi
AU  - Fatima Malik AL-Rubea
AU  - Nada Khazal Kadhim Hindi
AU  - Rusull Hamza Kh. AL-Jubori
ED  - Amjad Aqib
Y1  - 2020-04-10
PY  - 2020
T1  - Bacterial Skin Abscess
N2  - <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> is a coccus, gram-positive, non-spore forming, and non-motile bacterium. Its commensal and opportunistic capabilities make it able to colonize different sites of animals and humans. Resistance to antibiotics has resulted in development of new strains and new types within strains. Types of methicillin-resistant <i>S. aureus</i> (MRSA) include hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA), community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA), and livestock-acquired MRSA (LA-MRSA). There are also new strains like vancomycin-resistant  <i>S. aureus</i> (VRSA) and vancomycin-intermediate <i>S. aureus</i> (VISA). Expansion in resistance is expected to give rise to newer strains resistant to antibiotics such as macrolide (<i>erm</i> gene), tetracycline (<i>tet</i> genes), mupirocin (<i>mupR</i>), and fusidic acid (<i>fusD</i>). Alternative approaches like nanoparticles, bacteriophages, phytochemicals, and more are required to tackle this pathogen. This book contains information on epidemiology, resistance mechanisms, and alternative ways to curtail  <i>S. aureus</i> infection, as well as future research opportunities.
BT  - Insights Into Drug Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
SP  - Ch. 9
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.91657
DO  - 10.5772/intechopen.91657
SN  - 978-1-83962-743-9
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-24
ER  -