Virulence characteristics and molecular relatedness of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus harboring different staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec

There is an increase of MRSA infections particularly the community acquired with high variability in the distribution of virulence factors among different SCCmec types. The association between type III and V SCCmec with certain hospitals may be an evidence of nosocomial infection among these hospitals.