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Emergence of SCCmec type III with variable antimicrobial resistance profiles and spa types among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from healthcare- and community-acquired infections in the west of Iran

Mohammadi S 1 , Sekawi Z 2 , Monjezi A 1 , Maleki MH 3 , Soroush S 1 , Sadeghifard N 1 Show all authors , Pakzad I 1 , Azizi-Jalilian F 4 , Emaneini M 5 , Asadollahi K 6 , Pourahmad F 7 , Zarrilli R 8 , Taherikalani M 9

Affiliations 

  • 1 Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
  • 2 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
  • 3 Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
  • 4 Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran; Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
  • 5 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • 6 Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
  • 7 Department of Microbiology, School of Para Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilam, Iran
  • 8 Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
  • 9 Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. Electronic address: taherikalani@gmail.com
Int J Infect Dis, 2014 Aug;25:152-8.
PMID: 24909489 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.02.018

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a pathogen of public health importance. The prevalence of MRSA and its antimicrobial resistance pattern, as well as SCCmec and spa types, remain unclear both in the community and in the hospitals of the western region of Iran.

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