Evaluation of chemical and microbial quality of food in northern Iran.

Background: Iran is one of the developing countries and foodborne diseases commonly impose problems for public health, the health care system and the economy. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the chemical and microbial quality of food in northern Iran.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019.

Genetic diversity of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Southern Iran.

Staphylococcus aureus is a common pathogen causing hospital infections. The increasing rate of healthcare-associated infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in developing countries has led to many public health problems. This study aimed to investigate the molecular epidemiology as well as the antibiotic resistance pattern of clinical isolates of MRSA from Southern Iran.

Molecular characterization of the first community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from Central Iran.

Background: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has spread throughout the world with varying regional incidences and different staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) elements in different genetic backgrounds. No information is available on CA-MRSA in Iran. A cross-sectional study was carried out among healthy students to investigate: (1) the prevalence of CA-MRSA in Central Iran, (2) the molecular epidemiology of such CA-MRSA strains, (3) the antimicrobial resistance patterns of the strains, and (4) the distribution of virulence genes in these CA-MRSA strains.