ISSN: 0973-7510
E-ISSN: 2581-690X
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is the cause of nosocomial infections leading to high mortality. This cross-sectional study was conducted to study a total of 200 clinical specimens from Iranian military hospitals in 2013-2015. Disk agar diffusion test using cefoxitin disk (30 µg) showed methicillin resistance in 59% of our isolates. mecA and femB genes were identified in all of the MRSA isolates using PCR method. Our results demonstrated the spread of HA-MRSA isolates in the community and propagating CA-MRSA isolates in the studied hospitals.
Methicillin- resistance Staphylococcus aureus, Cefoxitin, femB, mecA.
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