Genetic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus strains from a teaching hospital in Isfahan, Iran: The emergence of MRSA ST639- SCCmec III and ST343- SCCmec III.

Conclusion: Our results revealed that ST clones associated with healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) are actively circulating among nasal carriage in our healthcare setting, and thus, effective infection control policies are needed to reduce nasal carriage in healthcare settings. PMID: 29997747 [PubMed]
Source: Iranian Journal of Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Tags: Iran J Microbiol Source Type: research