SCCmec Genotypes of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nasal Carriage of Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Iran

• Main Authors: Yasaman JAMSHIDI (Author), Mohammad Reza POURMAND (Author), Zahra PAKBAZ (Author), Amirhossein POURMAND (Author), Abbas RAHIMI FOROUSHANI (Author), Mohammad Ali SAHRAIAN (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Asymptomatic nasal colonization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus is common in Multiple Sclerosis patients. SCCmec types I to III are mainly attributed to HA-MRSA strains whereas SCCmec types IV and V have commonly been reported in CA-MRSA infections. Here, we assessed the f...