Abstract:Objective To analyze the resistance and SCCmec genotyping of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), to explore the epidemic trend of MRSA strains in this area, and to provide theoretical scientific basis for clinical prevention and effective treatment of MRSA infection. Methods A total of 47 strains of MRSA isolated from the outpatients and inpatients of the hospital from February to October 2018 were collected. The strains isolated from the same patient were removed, and only the first isolates were selected. VITEK-2 compact automatic microorganisms were used. The analyzer performs bacterial identification and drug susceptibility testing on the collected strains. SCCmec genotyping studies were performed using multiplex polymerase chain (PCR) reactions. Results Among the 47 isolates of MRSA, 9 strains (19.15%) were SCCmec II, 35 strains (74.47%) were SCCmec IVa, and 3 were not classified (6.38%). MRSA isolates are resistant to β-lactam antibiotics such as penicillin, oxacillin, and cefoxitin. For quinopontin/dafoptin, linezolid, vancomycin, tigecycline, nitrofurantoin, rifampicin and gentamicin, the sensitivity rates were 100%; the resistance rate of SCCmec II MRSA strain to ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxa-zole and tetracycline was higher than that of SCCmec IVa MRSA strain (P < 0.05); the MRSA strain was severely resistant to erythromycin and clindamycin, and the resistance of SCCmec IVa type was higher than the SCCmec type II. The difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Conclusions The MRSA strain isolated from Linyi People’s Hospital is mainly SCCmec IVa. The resistance spectrum of different SCCmec types is different, and clinicians should use antibiotics reasonably according to drug sensitivity results.