ArticleBMC infectious diseases2019
Prevalence of and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in the West of Iran: a population-based cross-sectional study.
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- Molecular surveillance and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of bacterial contamination in pastries of Iranian confectioneries: a public health concern.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Microbiological and Molecular Study of Paranasal Sinus Infections of Children with Malignancy and Unknown Origin Fever in Markazi Province, Iran.Current therapeutic research, clinical and experimental · 2024Article
- Community-Acquired Methicillin-ResistantDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Bovine subclinical mastitis-associated methicillin-resistantIranian journal of microbiology · 2021Article
- What is the most cost-effective strategy for nasal screening and Staphylococcus aureus decolonization in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty?BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Detection of Methicillin Susceptible and ResistantHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance ofRisk management and healthcare policy · 2020Article
- Prevalence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 genes in methicillin-resistantJournal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral reports designate the recent increase in community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) nasal carriage. Because of the scanty information regarding the nasal carriage sate of MRSA in the west of Iran, the purpose of the present study was to determine the frequency of CA-MRSA in Sanandaj city.
methodsSwabs collected from anterior nares of 600 volunteers were analyzed for the presence of S. aureus. The isolates were further investigated for methicillin resistance by using the cefoxitin disk diffusion test, followed by PCR-amplification of the mecA gene. SCCmec types and the presence of the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (pvl) encoding genes were determined through PCR. Finally, the antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates was determined by the agar diffusion method.
resultsNasal screening identified 181 S. aureus, of which 55 isolates were MRSA. SCCmec types IV and V were detected in MRSA at frequencies of 80 and 20%, respectively. The overall frequency of pvl genes among the MRSA isolates was 14.54%. MRSA isolates were highly susceptible (98.18%) to mupirocin, gentamicin, and fusidic acid.
conclusionsThe high prevalence of CA-MRSA carriage in the population could pose a serious public health concern for the region. Additionally, advent of drug-resistant pvl-positive strains demands continuous surveillance on the colonization state of CA-MRSA in order to prevent dissemination of the bacterium in the community.
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