Clonal lineage diversity, antibiotic resistance, and virulence determinants among methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolated from nurses at a teaching hospital in Ilam, Iran: Successful nares decolonization by mupirocin

Clonal lineage diversity, antibiotic resistance, and virulence determinants among methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolated from nurses at a teaching hospital in Ilam, Iran: Successful nares decolonization by mupirocin

Background: Staphylococcus aureus is known to be responsible for nosocomial infections, and the typing method was useful in managing the reservoir of bacteria. The main aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of S. aureus in the nares and hands of nurses working in Imam Khomeini hospital,...

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Main Authors: Ali Hematian, Aazam Monjezi, Ramin Abiri, Parviz Mohajeri, Abbas Farahani, Setareh Soroush, Morovat Taherikalani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ilam
nasal carriage
pulsed field gel electrophoresis
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec
Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2018;volume=10;issue=2;spage=67;epage=73;aulast=Hematian

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