Identification of tigecycline- and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains among patients with urinary tract infection in Iran

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the major causes of hospital- and community-acquired infections worldwide. Although S. aureus rarely accounts for urinary tract infections (UTI), untreated UTI can lead to several complications. For decades vancomycin has been used for the...

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Main Authors: M. Yousefi, F. Fallah, M. Arshadi, M.R. Pourmand, A. Hashemi, G. Pourmand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297517300458