Genetic Characterization of Methicillin Resistant and Sensitive, Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Different Iranian Hospitals.

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Published in ISRN Microbiol on December 20, 2012

Authors

Seyed Asghar Havaei1, Amir Azimian, Hosein Fazeli, Mahmood Naderi, Kiarash Ghazvini, Siamak Mirab Samiee, Zahra Masoumi, Mojtaba Akbari

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 73461-8174, Isfahan, Iran.

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