Characterization of biofilm formation and virulence factors of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> isolates from paediatric patients in Tehran, Iran.
Hiva Kadkhoda, Zohreh Ghalavand, Bahram Nikmanesh, Mansoor Kodori, Hamidreza Houri, Donya Taghizadeh Maleki, Ali Karimi Bavandpour, Gita Eslami
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: isolated from paediatric patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: isolates were obtained from pediatric patients and confirmed with phenotypic and molecular examinations. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing and biofilm formation were evaluated using standard methods. The genes encoding adhesion and virulence factors were investigated by the PCR method. RESULTS: gene and biofilm formation. CONCLUSION: gene in the formation of biofilm.
Topics & Concepts
BiofilmVirulenceStaphylococcus aureusMicrobiologyVirulence factorBiologyMedicineBacteriaGeneGeneticsBiochemistryAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing