Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Saudi Arabia: genomic evidence of recent clonal expansion and plasmid-driven resistance dissemination
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology, 2025
Recommended citation: Alhejaili, A. Y., Zhou, G., Halawa, H., Huang, J., Fallatah, O., Hirayban, R., Iftikhar, S., et al., Moradigaravand, D., & Al Salem, W. (2025). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Saudi Arabia: genomic evidence of recent clonal expansion and plasmid-driven resistance dissemination. Frontiers in Microbiology, 16, 1602985. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1602985
Whole-genome sequencing characterized 581 MRSA and 31 MSSA isolates collected from 34 hospitals across Saudi Arabia. The study identified widespread clonal expansion and linked resistance dissemination to mobile genetic elements.