This paper should be cited as: Amini,
M. Hosseini Doust, SR. Mohabati Mobarez, A.
Prevalence of Van A Gene in Vancomycine Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
(VRSA) Isolated from Chicken and Turkey Meat in Tehran, Iran
Amini, M. (BSc)1
Hosseini Doust, SR. (PhD)2
Mohabati Mobarez, A. (PhD)
3
1. MSc
Student of Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Branch, Tehran, Iran
2. Professor
of Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch,
Tehran, Iran
3. Associate
Professor of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat
Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background and Objective: Staphylococcus aureus have been isolated frequently from the infection
of blood, skin and soft tissue, and is one
of the causative agents of
food-borne illnesses. The purpose of this study
was to investigate the occurrence of vanA in
raw meat samples in Tehran, Iran.
Material and Methods: Totally, 119 samples of chicken and turkey raw meat were cultured for Staphylococcus aureus.
The Resistance to vancomycin
was determined and Van A Gene detected by PCR
method.
Results: twenty- nine strains of Staphylococcus aureus were isolated. Of these,
14 (48.5%) were fully resistant to vancomycin and six of them had van A
gene.
Conclusion: Given that a large
number of the samples were infected to VRSA and diversity of quality in
production and distribution of foods and meat, the results could be varied. To
avoid the transmission of antibiotic resistance chain to human, we should pay
attention to make regulation and health conditions in production and
distribution.
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus, Vancomycin Resistance, Van A,
Turkey Raw Meat, Chicken
Corresponding Author: Hosseini Doust, SR.
Email: rhdoust@iaups.ac.ir
Received: 9 Oct
2013
Revised: 5 Jan 2014
Accepted: 6 Jan 2014