Open AccessMolecular characterization and genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nasal carriage of healthy Iranian children
Author(s) -
Sina Mobasherizadeh,
Hasan Shojaei,
Davood Azadi,
Seyed Asghar Havaei,
Soodabeh Rostami
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000924
Subject(s) - sccmec , multilocus sequence typing , carriage , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , genotyping , typing , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , population , biology , medicine , molecular epidemiology , genotype , virology , genetics , gene , bacteria , environmental health , pathology
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has become a considerable public health concern in both developed and developing countries due to the rapid spread of this bacterium around the world, also the epidemiology of MRSA has changed, as the isolation of MRSA strains is not limited to health-care settings or patients with predisposing risk factors. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine the genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance profile of CA-MRSA nasal carriage in Iranian children.