Nasal colonization of mecA-positive, oxacillin-susceptible, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates among nursing staff in an Iranian teaching hospital
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- 作者：Elham Jannati ; Mohsen Arzanlou ; Shahram Habibzadeh ; Saeed Mohammadi ; Parisa Ahadi ; Behnam Mohammadi-Ghalehbin ; Hadi Peeri Dogaheh ; Solmaz Dibah ; Ebrahim Kazemi
- 关键词：S aureaus ; Antibiotic resistance ; Colonization surveillance ; Health care workers ; Hospital infection control
- 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
- 出版年：November, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：41
- 期：11
- 页码：1122-1124
- 全文大小：133 K
文摘
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of health care-associated infections. In this study, a total of 173 nurses was screened for S aureus nasal colonization, of which 8 (4.6%) were MRSA carriers. Among the MRSA isolates, 6 were mecA positive and oxacillin resistant, and 2 were mecA-positive, oxacillin-susceptible (OS-MRSA) strains. Reports of the OS-MRSA strains are increasing worldwide. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first report on the occurrence of OS-MRSA strains in Iran.