background methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) continues to be a major cause of nosocomial infections. methicillin resistance in s. aureus is caused by the acquisition of the meca gene, located on a mobile genetic element called the staphylococcal cassette chromosome (scc). objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of the predominant sccmec type present among ...

background methicillin -resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) is associated with serious infections. having the ability of biofilm-formation decrease their susceptibility to antibiotics. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of biofilm formation among mrsa isolated from nasal carriers in the beheshti teaching hospital in kashan, iran. materials and methods a cross-se...

Affiliations: Dept of Infectious Diseases, Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy. Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Dept of Biomedical Sciences University of Sassari – Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Sassari, Italy. WHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Care and Research Institute, Tradate, Italy. Public...

In Africa, incidence and prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis have been assumed to be low. However, investigation after a 2005 outbreak of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, found that the incidence rate for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal was among the highest globally and would be higher if case-finding efforts were intensif...

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The INNO-LiPA Rif.TB assay is designed for the detection of rpoB gene mutations causing rifampin resistance in isolates. We applied the method directly to 60 Lithuanian and Danish clinical specimens to detect rifampin resistance rapidly. Results were obtained in 78.3% of clinical specimens, and all were concordant with those obtained by BACTEC 460. The assay could have major impact on the manag...