Frequency of the toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 gene in methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from teaching hospitals in Shiraz, Iran

Frequency of the toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 gene in methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from teaching hospitals in Shiraz, Iran

INTRODUCTION: Staphylococcus aureus produces a range of virulence factors such as toxic shock syndrome toxin-1. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study of 345 clinical S. aureus isolates, the presence of the tst gene was assessed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). RESULTS: The study revealed 53/345...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Motamedifar, Hadi Sedigh Ebrahim-Saraie, Seyedeh Mahsan Hoseini Alfatemi, Mehrdad Zalipour, Mohammad Kaveh, Hossein Khoshkharam-Roodmajani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1
Staphylococcus aureus
Iran
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000100090&lng=en&tlng=en

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