Virulence factors and antibiotic resistance properties of the Staphylococcus epidermidis strains isolated from hospital infections in Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract Background Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis strains are considered to be one of the major causes of human clinical infections in hospitals. The present investigation was done to study the pattern of antibiotic resistance and the prevalence of virulence and antibiotic resistance genes am...

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Main Authors: Roya Chabi, Hassan Momtaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-019-0180-7