Emergence of SCCmec type III with variable antimicrobial resistance profiles and spa types among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from healthcare- and community-acquired infections in the west of Iran

• Main Authors: Mohammadi, Sattar, Sekawi, Zamberi, Monjezi, Azam, Maleki, Mohammad-Hossein, Soroush, Setareh, Sadeghifard, Nourkhoda, Pakzad, Iraj, Jalilian, Farid Azizi, Emaneini, Mohammad, Asadollahi, Khairollah, Pourahmad, Fazel, Zarrilli, Raffaele, Taherikalani, Morovat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37429/1/Emergence%20of%20SCCmec%20type%20III%20with%20variable%20antimicrobial%20resistance%20profiles%20and%20spa%20types%20among%20methicillin.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37429/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121401457X

Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a pathogen of public health importance. The prevalence of MRSA and its antimicrobial resistance pattern, as well as SCCmec and spa types, remain unclear both in the community and in the hospitals of the western region of Iran. Metho...