Emergence of oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus lugdunensis carrying staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type V in central Taiwan

摘要

Background: Staphylococcus lugdunensis has emerged as a key pathogen for clinical infection. It is sensitive to most antistaphylococcal agents, but it is increasingly resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics. Oxacillin-resistant S. lugdunensis isolates carrying the mecA gene pose a major concern for therapy failure.