SCCmec Genotypes of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nasal Carriage of Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Iran

SCCmec Genotypes of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nasal Carriage of Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Iran

Background: Asymptomatic nasal colonization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus is common in Multiple Sclerosis patients. SCCmec types I to III are mainly attributed to HA-MRSA strains whereas SCCmec types IV and V have commonly been reported in CA-MRSA infections. Here, we assessed the f...

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Main Authors: Yasaman JAMSHIDI, Mohammad Reza POURMAND, Zahra PAKBAZ, Amirhossein POURMAND, Abbas RAHIMI FOROUSHANI, Mohammad Ali SAHRAIAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Multiple sclerosis
Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
SCCmec typing
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/19082

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