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Epidemic methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus lineages are the main cause of infections at an Iranian university hospital |
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| Authors: | Havaei Seyed Asghar Vidovic Sinisa Tahmineh Narimani Mohammad Kazemi Mohsen Karbalaei Starnino Stefania Dillon Jo-Anne R |
| Affiliation: | Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. |
| Abstract: | 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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