The molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the Czech Republic

Objectives To gain data on the current molecular epidemiology and resistance of MRSA in the Czech Republic. Methods Between September 2017 and January 2018, a total of 441 single-patient MRSA isolates were collected from 11 Czech hospitals and analysed by spa typing, SCCmec typing, antibiotic susceptibility testing, detection of the PVL toxin and the arcA gene. Results Of all MRSA isolates, 81.41% (n = 359) belonged to the CC5-MRSA clone...