Prevalence of exfoliative toxin A and B genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical specimens

Summary: Background: The pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus is based on the production of various virulence factors. The frequency of these factors can markedly differ according to the geographical region. Materials and methods: In this study, we investigated the prevalence of two frequent isof...

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Main Authors: Roohollah Zarei Koosha, Abbas Ali Imani Fooladi, Hamideh Mahmoodzadeh Hosseini, Elnaz Mehdizadeh Aghdam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034114000082