Jannati, E and Arzanlou, M and Habibzadeh, S and Mohammadi, S and Ahadi, P and Mohammadi Ghalehbin, B and Dogaheh, H.P and Dibah, S and Kazemi, E (2013) Nasal colonization of mecA-positive, oxacillin-susceptible, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates among nursing staff in an Iranian teaching hospital. American Journal of Infection Control, 41 (11). pp. 1122-1124.
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Abstract
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of health care-associated infections.
In this study, a total of 173 nurses was screened for S aureus nasal colonization, of which 8 (4.6%) were
MRSA carriers. Among the MRSA isolates, 6 were mecA positive and oxacillin resistant, and 2 were mecApositive,
oxacillin-susceptible (OS-MRSA) strains. Reports of the OS-MRSA strains are increasing
worldwide. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first report on the occurrence of OS-MRSA
strains in Iran
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | cited By 8 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | S aureaus Antibiotic resistance Colonization surveillance Health care workers Hospital infection control |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jul 2017 04:57 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Apr 2019 08:04 |
| URI: | https://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/764 |
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