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Prevalence of mecA and femB genes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Iran's military hospitals

(2016) Prevalence of mecA and femB genes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Iran's military hospitals. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. pp. 389-393. ISSN 09737510 (ISSN)

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Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is the cause of nosocomial infections leading to high mortality. This cross-sectional study was conducted to study a total of 200 clinical specimens from Iranian military hospitals in 2013-2015. Disk agar diffusion test using cefoxitin disk (30 μg) showed methicillin resistance in 59 of our isolates. mecA and femB genes were identified in all of the MRSA isolates using PCR method. Our results demonstrated the spread of HA-MRSA isolates in the community and propagating CA-MRSA isolates in the studied hospitals.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Cefoxitin FemB MecA Methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus bacterial protein femB protein meticillin penicillin binding protein 2a unclassified drug antibiotic resistance Article bacterial gene bacterium isolate bacterium isolation controlled study cross-sectional study disk diffusion methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus microbial community nonhuman penicillin resistance prevalence public hospital sensitivity and specificity Staphylococcus aureus
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Page Range: pp. 389-393
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Journal Index: Scopus
Volume: 10
Number: 1
ISSN: 09737510 (ISSN)
Depositing User: مهندس مهدی شریفی
URI: http://eprints.bmsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/301

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