Open AccessCorrelation Between Biofilm-Formation and the Antibiotic Resistant Phenotype in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates: A Laboratory-Based Study in Hungary and a Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Seyyed Ashkan Senobar Tahaei,
Anette Stájer,
Ibrahim Ádám Barrak,
Eszter Ostorházi,
Dóra Szabó,
Márió Gajdács
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s303992
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , clindamycin , staphylococcus aureus , gentamicin , biofilm , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , ciprofloxacin , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , erythromycin , biology , bacteria , genetics
Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ) is an important causative pathogen in human infections. The production of biofilms by bacteria is an important factor, leading to treatment failures. There has been significant interest in assessing the possible relationship between the multidrug-resistant (MDR) status and the biofilm-producer phenotype in bacteria. The aim of our present study was to assess the biofilm-production rates in clinical methicillin-susceptible S. aureus [MSSA] and methicillin-resistant S. aureus [MRSA] isolates from Hungarian hospitals and the correlation between resistance characteristics and their biofilm-forming capacity.