Hospital clones of Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are circulating in the community of Tehran

ConclusionThe results indicate that the distribution of the PVL gene in MSSA isolates was higher than in MRSA strains, and also various PVL positive resistant and virulent clone of HA-MRSA are circulating in the community. Therefore, implementing a systematic surveillance is necessary for evaluation of common PVL positive S.aureus clones in the community.
Source: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research