Clonal Clusters and Virulence Factors of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: Evidence for Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infiltration into Hospital Settings in Chennai, South India

Background and Objective: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major pathogens of nosocomial infections as wells as community-acquired (CA) infections worldwide. So far, large-scale comprehensive molecular and epidemiological characterisation of S. aureus from very diverse settings has not been carried out in India. The objective of this study is to evaluate the molecular, epidemiological and virulence characteristics of S. aureus in both...