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Abstract During the past two decades, MRSA has become the most prevalent and important antimicrobial-resistant pathogen, causing serious nosocomial and community-acquired infections. Methicillin resistance in staphylococci is mediated by an acquired gene (mecA) that encodes a penicillin-binding protein 2a not inhibited by β-lactam antibiotics. |