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Prominent Classes of Antibiotics and their Mechanism of Resistance against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

  • Shweta Sharma
  • , Manik Sharma
  • , Ajay Kumar
  • , Amit Vashisht
  • , Moyad Shahwan
  • , Hardeep Singh Tuli
  • Chandigarh University
  • SRM Institute of Science and Technology
  • Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

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Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a prominent pathogenic, antibiotic-resistant microorganism that contains a variety of virulent characteristics having the capacity to develop tolerance to several major classes of antibiotics. The ongoing creation of clones enhances this potential, transforming S. aureus into an "Anti-Infective."MRSA has started to rise as a Hospital-Acquired MRSA, but due to evolution, new strains of MRSA have been discovered throughout the past several years. The new strains of MRSA as Community-Acquired MRSA, and Livestock-Associated MRSA are infecting the patients despite preexisting medical conditions, being as susceptible to any treatment. The continuous expansion of MRSA is still ongoing. The main goal of this article is to improve reading comprehension of MRSA by studying the prominent classes of antibiotics and their mechanism of resistance which are now susceptible or getting susceptible to the MRSA.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)144-167
Number of pages24
JournalJournal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2024

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

  • Anti-effective
  • Antibiotic-resistant
  • MRSA
  • Pathogenic
  • Staphylococcus aureus

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