High frequency of exfoliative toxin genes among Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical specimens in the north of Iran: Alarm for the health of individuals under risk

High frequency of exfoliative toxin genes among Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical specimens in the north of Iran: Alarm for the health of individuals under risk

Background and Objectives: Exfoliative toxins (ETs) of Staphylococcus aureus are the main reason of scalded skin syndrome in infants and young children. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of eta, etb and etd genes in S. aureus. Materials and Methods: A total of 150 S. aureus is...

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Main Authors: Mojtaba Mohseni, Fariba Rafiei, Ezzat Allah Ghaemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-07-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
Exfoliative toxin genes
Scalded skin syndrome
Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/1658

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