Comparison of Agar screen and duplex-PCR methods in determination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated from nasal carriage
Hourieh Kalhor1,2, Laleh Shariati3, Majid Validi2,4, Mohammad Amin Tabatabaiefar2,5
and Mohammad Reza Nafisi2*
1Biotechnology Research Centre, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
2Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
3Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Advanced Medical Technologies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
5Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Ahvaz jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Email: [email protected]