Antimicrobial Resistance and the Prevalence of the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Gene among Clinical Isolates of in Lithuania.

This study aimed to determine resistance to antimicrobials of strains isolated from clinical specimens in Lithuanian hospitals and to identify the genes conferring resistance and virulence. The study was carried out from June 2019 to September 2021. strains were isolated from skin, soft tissues, blood, lower respiratory tract, urine and other specimens.