Epidemic Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Lineages Are the Main Cause of Infections at an Iranian University Hospital | Zendy

Seyed Asghar Havaei | Zendy; Sinisa Vidović | Zendy; Tahmineh Narimani | Zendy; Mohammad Kazemi | Zendy; Mohsen Karbalaei | Zendy; Stefania Starnino | Zendy; Jo-Anne R. Dillon | Zendy

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Epidemic Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Lineages Are the Main Cause of Infections at an Iranian University Hospital

Author(s) -

Seyed Asghar Havaei,

Sinisa Vidović,

Tahmineh Narimani,

Mohammad Kazemi,

Mohsen Karbalaei,

Stefania Starnino,

Jo-Anne R. Dillon

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.05445-11

Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcal infections , cross infection , biology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , virology , medicine , bacteria , intensive care medicine , genetics

The majority ofStaphylococcus aureus infections from Isfahan, Iran, were caused by epidemic methicillin-susceptibleS. aureus (MSSA) lineages, sequence type 8 (ST8), ST22, ST30, and ST6. The predominant methicillin-resistantS. aureus strain was ST239. We observed a high prevalence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive MSSA strains (19.7%), which is a matter of considerable concern, since these strains have the ability to cause severe infections.

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