MecA expressed by Staphylococcus causes resistance to oxacillin/methicillin resulting in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This happens when isolates produce an altered penicillin-binding protein, PBP2a, encoded by the mecA gene. The following article discusses MRSA and what antibiotics are ineffective.
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