High prevalence and expression of antiseptic resistance genes among infectious t037/ST239 methicillin-resistant (MRSA) strains in North Khorasan Province, Iran.

Objectives: is an important infectious agent and the majority of methicillin-resistant (MRSA) infections are of nosocomial origin. To define the level and distribution of antiseptic resistance among infectious strains we studied MRSA and methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) isolates collected from different infection sites in an assortment of patients.

Materials And Methods: isolates were investigated for susceptibility to antiseptic agents and detection of , , , and genes.