Dr. Abbas Farahani
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Dr. Abbas Farahani

Assistant Professor
Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Iran


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Medical Bacteriology from Ahwaz Jondi-Shahpour Medical University, Ahwaz, Iran

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Biography

Dr. Abbas Farahan is currently working as Researcher of Molecular Bacteriology and Genetics of microorganisms at Department of Microbiology, University of Ahvaz Jundishapur, University of Medical Sciences, Iran and also doing his PhD in Medical Bacteriology at same university. He completed his MSc in 2013 from Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in Medical Microbiology. His area of work and research experiences includes molecular bacteriology, microbiology, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, bacterial toxin extraction, flow cytometry, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), cytometric bead array (CBA). He is also Advisory board member/Regional Coordinator of of Journal of Infectious Diseases Letters and Research Committee of Kermanshah. He has published more than 20 articles in international and national peer reviewed journals. He wrote 3 books including: “Medical Microbiology”and “Principles of Electrophoresis and its application to Medical Microbiology” published in 2014 in Persian and “Medical Microbiology with basic laboratory in Persian”. He is also serving in more than 10 journals as Editor/ Reviewer. So far, Mr. Abbas Farahani has handled 6 MSc thesis. Now-a-days he is supervising another 3 MSc students.

Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
100%
Epidemiology
62%
Bacteriology
90%
Microbiology
75%
Mycobacteriology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
54
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Soltani, S., M.M. Kesheh, G. Siri, S. Faramarzi and R. Shahbahrami et al., 2023. The role of viruses in human acute appendicitis: A systematic literature review. Int. J. Colorectal Dis., Vol. 38. 10.1007/s00384-023-04391-z.
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  2. Soltani, S., M. Sadrkhanloo, G. Siri, A.M. Zakeri and M.S. Emadi et al., 2023. HSV-1 infection among COVID-19 cases with ocular and neurological manifestations. Jundishapur J. Microbiol., Vol. 16. 10.5812/jjm-135251.
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  3. Zandi, M., A. Farahani, A. Zakeri, S.A. Rezayat and R. Mohammadi et al., 2021. Clinical symptoms and types of samples are critical factors for the molecular diagnosis of symptomatic COVID-19 patients: A systematic literature review. Int. J. Microbiol., Vol. 2021. 10.1155/2021/5528786.
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  4. Zade, P.B., A. Farahani, M. Riyahi, A. Lalabadi, A.S. Asl and S. Montazerghaem, 2021. A literature review on hospital-acquired pneumonia, community-acquired pneumonia, and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Gene Cell Tissue, Vol. 9. 10.5812/gct.116869.
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  5. Soltani, S., A. Zakeri, A. Tabibzadeh, A.M. Zakeri and M. Zandi et al., 2021. A review on EBV encoded and EBV-induced host microRNAs expression profile in different lymphoma types. Mol. Biol. Rep., 48: 1801-1817.
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  6. Soltani, S., A. Tabibzadeh, P. Yousefi, M. Zandi and A. Zakeri et al., 2021. HPV infections in retinoblastoma: A systematic review. Clin. Lab. Anal., Vol. 35. 10.1002/jcla.23981.
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  7. Fayzi, J., I. Ahmadi, P. Mohseni, H. Foruozandeh and E. Zarei et al., 2020. Clinical, radiological, and laboratory findings in patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus (SARSCoV-2). Dis. Diagn., 9: 172-177.
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  8. Ranjbar R. and A. Farahani, 2019. Study of genetic diversity, biofilm formation, and detection of carbapenemase, mbl, esbl, and tetracycline resistance genes in multidrug-resistant acinetobacter baumannii isolated from burn wound infections in iran. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 8: 172-172.
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  9. Poormohammadi, S., A. Farahani and P. Mohajeri, 2019. Genomic diversity and antimicrobial susceptibility profiling of nasal carriage Staphylococcus aureus isolated from pediatric ward in Western Iran. Saudi J. Biol. Sci., 26: 1-7.
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  10. Piruozi, A., H. Forouzandeh, A. Farahani, Z. Forouzandeh and I. Ahmadi et al., 2019. Investigating the frequency of Klebsiella infection and drug resistance among inpatients and outpatients referring to Amir Al-Momenin hospital, Gerash, Iran. Gene Cell Tissue, Vol. 6, No. 3. 10.5812/gct.93161.
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  11. Piruozi, A., H. Forouzandeh, A. Farahani, M. Askarpour and P. Mohseni et al., 2019. Frequency of nosocomial bacterial infections in hospitalized patients referred to Amir Al-Momenin hospital, Gerash, Iran. Gene Cell Tissue, Vol. 6, No. 3. 10.5812/gct.93160.
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  12. Pirouzi A., H. Foruozandeh, A. Farahani, J. Shamseddin, H. Mohseni, A. Abdollahi, E. Rezaee, Z. Forouzandeh, P. Mohseni and F. Fariyabi, 2019. Investigation of antimicrobial resistance pattern among escherichia coli strains isolated from patients referred to amir al-momenin hospital, gerash, iran. Gene, Cell and Tissue 10.5812/gct.97554 http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/gct.97554.
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  13. Mohajeri, P., S. Soltani, M.I. Getso, M. Khatib, M Dastranj and A. Farahani, 2019. Investigation of bio-air contamination in some hospitals of Kermanshah, Iran. Adv. Hum. Biol., 9: 65-70.
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  14. FarajzadehSheikh, A., H. Veisi, M. Shahin, M. Getso and A. Farahani, 2019. Frequency of quinolone resistance genes among Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from urinary tract infections. Trop. Med. Health, Vol. 47. 10.1186/s41182-019-0147-8.
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  15. Soltani, S., A.D. Emamie, M. Dastranj, A. Farahani, A. Davoodabadi and P. Mohajeri, 2018. Role of toxins of uropathogenic Escherichia coli in development of urinary tract infection. J. Pharmaceut. Res. Int., 21: 1-11.
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  16. Soltani, S., A. Farahani, M. Dastranj, N. Momenifar, P. Mohajeri and A.D. Emamie, 2018. DNA vaccine: Methods and mechanisms. Adv. Hum. Biol., 8: 132-139.
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  17. Soltani, S., A. Davoodabadi, A. Farahani, M. Dastranj and M. Amini et al., 2018. A review on the types of immunotoxins and their use in cancer treatment. Tehran Univ. Med. J., 76: 12-18.
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  18. Shoja, S., M. Ansari, F. Faridi, M. Azad and P. Davoodian et al., 2018. Identification of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae with emphasis on New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-1 (blaNDM-1) in Bandar Abbas, South of Iran. Microb. Drug Resist., 24: 447-454.
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  19. Rostami, S., A.F. Sheikh, S. Shoja, A. Farahani, M.A. Tabatabaiefar, A. Jolodar and R. Sheikhi, 2018. Investigating of four main carbapenem-resistance mechanisms in high-level carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from burn patients. J. Chin. Med. Assoc., 81: 127-132.
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  20. Mohajeri, P., S. Kavosi, T. Esmailzadeh, A. Farahani and M. Dastranj, 2018. Molecular characteristics of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in the West of Iran. Adv. Hum. Biol., 8: 175-179.
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  21. Khosravi, A.D., M. Mirsaeidi, A. Farahani, M.R. Tabandeh, P. Mohajeri, S. Shoja and S.R.H.L. KhosroShahi, 2018. Prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria and high efficacy of D-cycloserine and its synergistic effect with clarithromycin against Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium abscessus. Infect. Drug Resist., 11: 2521-2532.
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  22. Hematian, A., A. Monjezi, R. Abiri, P. Mohajeri, A. Farahani, S. Soroush and M. Taherikalani, 2018. Clonal lineage diversity, antibiotic resistance and virulence determinants among methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolated from nurses at a teaching hospital in Ilam, Iran: Successful nares decolonization by mupirocin. J. Global Infect. Dis., 10: 67-73.
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  23. Farzam, H., A. Farahani, A. Tafkik, A.G. Karaji, P. Mohajeri, M. Rezaei and F. Jalalvandi, 2018. Antibacterial effect of tramadol against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An in vivo study. New Microbes New Infect., 24: 42-46.
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  24. Dastranj, M., A. Farahani, A.H. Shahraki, S. Atashi and P. Mohajeri, 2018. Molecular identification and distribution of non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolated from clinical specimens by PCR-sequencing method in West of Iran. Clin. Respir. J., 12: 996-1002.
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  25. Shoja, S., M. Moosavian, S. Rostami, A. Farahani, A. Peymani, K. Ahmadi and N. Ebrahimifard, 2017. Dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in patients with burn injuries. J. Chin. Med. Assoc., 80: 245-252.
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  26. Moradi, J., P. Mohajeri, A. Alvandi, A. Farahani, S. Atashi and K. Nasseri, 2017. Molecular identification of mutations associated with pyrazinamide-resistance in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in eight provinces of Iran. J. Clin. Diagn. Res., 11: DC9-DC12.
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  27. Mohajeri, P., T. Esmailzadeh, S. Torkaman and A. Farahani, 2017. Molecular typing and antimicrobial susceptibility of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in Kermanshah City with Pulse Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE). J. Pharmaceut. Res. Int., 20: 1-8.
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  28. Mohajeri, P., A. Farahani and R.S. Mehrabzadeh, 2017. Molecular characterization of multidrug resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from intensive care units in West of Iran. J. Clin. Diagn. Res., 11: DC20-DC22.
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  29. LavaKhamseh, H., P. Mohajeri, A. Farahani, S. Rouhi, P. Sakib and R. Ramazanzadeh, 2017. Subtyping of Escherichia coli clinical specimens resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. J. Med. Microbiol. Infect. Dis., Vol. 5. .
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  30. Izadi, B., R. Souzani, A. Farahani, S. Mehrabian and P. Mohajeri, 2017. Frequency of class 2 integrons in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from patients in West of Iran. Ann. Trop. Med. Public Health, Vol. 10. 10.4103/1755-6783.205546.
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  31. Eghbalimoghadam, M., A. Farahani, F.N. Akbar and P. Mohajeri, 2017. Frequency of Class 1 integron and genetic diversity of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from medical centers in Kermanshah. J. Nat. Sci. Biol. Med., 8: 193-198.
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  32. Dastranj, M., A. Farahani, S. Shoja and G. Dinarvand, 2017. State of globe: Biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus isolates. J. Global Infect. Dis., 9: 91-92.
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  33. Bahmani, N., M.R. Arabestani, S.H. Hashemi, A. Farahani and R. Mirnejad et al., 2017. Molecular typing of Brucella melitensis isolated from patients and animals by pulsed field gel electrophoresis from Iran. Br. J. Pharmaceut. Res., 18: 1-9.
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  34. Atashi, S., B. Izadi, S. Jalilian, S.H. Madani, A. Farahani and P. Mohajeri, 2017. Evaluation of GeneXpert MTB/RIF for determination of rifampicin resistance among new tuberculosis cases in West and Northwest Iran. New Microbes New Infect., 19: 117-120.
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  35. Sadri, H., A. Farahani and P. Mohajeri, 2016. Frequency of mutations associated with isoniazid- resistant in clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains by low-cost and density (LCD) DNA microarrays. Ann. Trop. Med. Public Health, 9: 307-311.
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  36. Mohajeri, P., S. Sharbati, A. Farahani and Z. Rezaei, 2016. Evaluate the frequency distribution of nonadhesive virulence factors in carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from clinical samples in Kermanshah. J. Nat. Sci. Biol. Med., 7: 58-61.
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  37. Mohajeri, P., S. Moradi, S. Atashi and A. Farahani, 2016. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype in Western Iran: Distribution and drug resistance. J. Clin. Diagn. Res., 10: DC05-DC07.
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  38. Mohajeri, P., S. Azizkhani, A. Farahani anhd B. Norozi, 2016. Genotyping of coa and aroA Genes of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated From Nasal Samples in Western Iran. Jundishapur J. Microbiol., 10.5812/jjm.26460.
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  39. Mohajeri, P., L. Yazdani, A.H. Shahraki, A. Alvandi and S. Atashi et al., 2016. Verification of Frequency in Species of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Kermanshah Drinking Water Supplies Using the PCR-Sequencing Method. Microb. Drug Resistance, 10.1089/mdr.2016.0064.
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  40. Khosravi, A.D., H. Hoveizavi, A. Mohammadian, A. Farahani and A. Jenabi, 2016. Genotyping of multidrug-resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from burn and wound infections by ERIC-PCR. Acta Cirurgica Bras., 31: 206-211.
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  41. Farahani, A., 2016. State of globe: Enterococci: Virulence factors and biofilm formation. J. Global Infect. Dis., 8: 1-2.
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  42. Mohajeri, P., H. Sadri, A. Farahani, B. Norozi and S. Atashi, 2015. Frequency of mutations associated with rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from patients in West of Iran. Microb. Drug Resistance, 21: 315-319.
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  43. Mohajeri, P., A. Farahani, M.M. Feizabadi and B. Norozi, 2015. Clonal evolution multi-drug resistant acinetobacter baumannii by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Indian J. Med. Microbiol., 33: 87-91.
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  44. Mansouri, M., D. Afshar, M. Hemati-Harsini, A. Davoodabadi, A. Farahani and A. Hasanzadeh, 2015. Prevalence and Microbial Resistance of Uropathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Neonatal and Pediatric Patients in Western of Iran. Br. Microbiol. Res. J., 10: 1-8.
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  45. Khosravi, A.D., R.S. Mehrabzadeh, A. Farahani and H. Jamali, 2015. Molecular Identification of Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium fortuitum by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Polymerase Chain Reaction and ERIC PCR. J. Clin. Diagn. Res., 9: 1-5.
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  46. Norozi, B., A. Farahani, P. Mohajeri and A. Davoodabadi, 2014. Molecular epidemiology of hospital acquired OXA-carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in Western Iran. Asian Pacific J. Trop. Dis., 4: S803-S807.
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  47. Mohajeri, P., Z. Rostami, A. Farahani and B. Norozi, 2014. Distribution of ESBL producing Uropathogenic Escherichia coli and carriage of selected B-lactamase genes in Hospital and community isolates in west of Iran. Ann. Trop. Med. Public Health, 7: 219-222.
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  48. Mohajeri, P., Z. Rezaei, S. Sharbati, H. Rasi, Z. Rostami, A. Farahani and R. Khodarahmi, 2014. Frequency of adhesive virulence factors in carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from clinical samples in West of Iran. Asian J. Biol. Sci., 7: 158-164.
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  49. Mohajeri, P., S. Azizkhani, B. Noroozi and A. Farahani, 2014. Polymorphism of Coa and aroA genes in the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from nasal carriage among hospitalized patients in west of Iran. Iran. J. Public Health, Vol. 43. .
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  50. Mohajeri, P., H. Sadri, A. Farahani, B. Norozi and S. Atashi, 2014. Frequency of mutations associated with rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains Isolated from Patients in West of Iran. Microb. Drug Resistance, 10.1089/mdr.2014.0075.
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  51. Mohajeri, P., H. Khademi, R. Ebrahimi, A. Farahani and M. Rezaei, 2014. Frequency distribution of virulence factors in uropathogenic escherichia coli isolated from kermanshah in 2011-2012. Int. J. Applied Basic Med. Res., 4: 111-116.
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  52. Mohajeri, P., G. Darfarin and A. Farahani, 2014. Genotyping of ESBL producing uropathogenic Escherichia coli in West of Iran. Int. J. Microbiol., 10.1155/2014/276941.
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  53. Mohajeri, P., B. Norozi, S. Atashi and A. Farahani, 2014. Anti tuberculosis drug resistance in west of iran. J. Glob. Infect. Dis., 6: 114-117.
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  54. Mohajeri, P., A. Farahani, M.M. Feizabadi, A. Davoodabadi and B. Noroozi, 2014. The prevalence of ESBL isolates of acinetobacter baumannii using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Zahedan J. Res. Med. Sci., 16: 20-23.
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  55. Mohajeri, P., A. Farahani, A. Davoodabadi, O. Ghaderi, M. Rahnema and S. Heidarzadeh, 2014. Prevalence of vancomycin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J. Kerman Univ. Med. Sci., 21: 394-404.
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  56. Jalilian, S., A. Farahani and P. Mohajeri, 2014. Antibiotic resistance in uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from urinary tract infections out-patients in Kermanshah. Int. J. Med. Public Health, 4: 75-77.
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  57. Farahani, A. and P. Mohajeri, 2014. Molecular epidemiology of MBL-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii in the west of Iran. J. Nosocomial Infect., 1: 18-22.
  58. Mohajeri, P., B. Izadi, M. Rezaei and A. Farahani, 2013. Frequency distribution of hospital-acquired mrsa nasal carriage among hospitalized patients in West of Iran. Jundishapur J. Microbiol., Vol. 6. 10.5812/jjm.9076.
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  59. Mohajeri, P., A. Farahani, M.M. Feizabadi, H. Ketabi, R. Abiri and F. Najafi, 2013. Antimicrobial susceptibility profiling and genomic diversity of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates: A study in Western Iran. Iran. J. Microbiol., 5: 195-202.
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  60. Farahani, A., P. Mohajeri, B. Gholamine, M. Rezaei and H. Abbasi, 2013. Comparison of different phenotypic and genotypic methods for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. North Am. J. Med. Sci., 5: 637-640.
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  61. Davoodabadi, A., A. Farahani and M. Ranjbaran, 2012. Antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli strains isolated from urine of inpatients and outpatients. Zahedan J. Res. Med. Sci., 14: 95-95.
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