TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemic methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus lineages are the main cause of infections at an Iranian University Hospital
AU - Havaei, Seyed Asghar
AU - Vidovic, Sinisa
AU - Tahmineh, Narimani
AU - Mohammad, Kazemi
AU - Mohsen, Karbalaei
AU - Starnino, Stefania
AU - Dillon, Jo Anne R.
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - The majority of Staphylococcus aureus infections from Isfahan, Iran, were caused by epidemic methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) lineages, sequence type 8 (ST8), ST22, ST30, and ST6. The predominant methicillin-resistant S. aureus strain was ST239. We observed a high prevalence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive MSSA strains (19.7%), which is a matter of considerable concern, since these strains have the ability to cause severe infections.
AB - The majority of Staphylococcus aureus infections from Isfahan, Iran, were caused by epidemic methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) lineages, sequence type 8 (ST8), ST22, ST30, and ST6. The predominant methicillin-resistant S. aureus strain was ST239. We observed a high prevalence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive MSSA strains (19.7%), which is a matter of considerable concern, since these strains have the ability to cause severe infections.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.05445-11
DO - 10.1128/JCM.05445-11
M3 - Article
C2 - 21940478
AN - SCOPUS:80355126187
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 49
SP - 3990
EP - 3993
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 11
ER -
