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<p>To evaluate the relationship between self-efficacy, general health and burnout of the staff at Shahroud University of Medical Sciences.</p></sec>
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<p>In 2015, 249 staff at Shahroud University of Medical Sciences (from a total reference population of 520 staff members) were selected through stratified random sampling. To collect the data, Sherer self-efficacy Scale, General Health Questionnaire and Maslach Burnout Inventory were used. The collected data were analyzed through ANOVA, Pearson correlation and Chi-square tests using SPSS 16. The relationship between self-efficacy, general health and burnout (latent factors) were studied using structural equation modeling with Stata 14.</p></sec>
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<p>The mean age of participants was 36.97 ± 7.60 years, and the mean number of years work experience was 12.29 ± 7.57. The mean scores of general health, self-efficacy and burnout were 28.24 ± 11.14, 62.30 ± 9.21 and 81.67 ± 22.18, respectively. The results of the study showed a statistically significant relationship between self-efficacy and general health which equals −0.32. A statistically significant relationship also existed between burnout scores and general health scores (beta = 0.78).</p></sec>
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<title>Conclusion</title>
<p>The results showed that high self-efficacy improves the general health of employees at the Shahroud University of Medical Sciences and reduces burnout. Special attention should be paid to self-efficacy in the prevention of burnout.</p></sec>
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<p>Antibiotic susceptibility testing of 89 <italic>S. aureus</italic> strains isolated from burn wounds of patients was assessed using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Strains were characterized by <italic>spa</italic> typing, <italic>coa</italic> typing, and resistance and toxin gene profiling.</p></sec>
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<p>A total of 12 different <italic>spa</italic> types were identified with the majority being t790 (18%). Panton-Valentine leucocidin encoding genes were identified in <italic>spa</italic> types t044 (5.6%), t852 (2.2%) and t008 (2.2%). The most commonly detected antibiotic resistance gene was <italic>ant (4′)-Ia</italic> (60.7%). Ten different <italic>coa</italic> types were detected and the majority of the tested isolates belonged to <italic>coa</italic> III (47.2%). All the high-level mupirocin-resistant and low-level mupirocin resistant strains belonged to <italic>coa</italic> type III.</p></sec>
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<p>The present study illustrated that despite the high frequency of <italic>coa</italic> III and <italic>spa</italic> t790 types, the genetic background of <italic>S. aureus</italic> strains in Iranian burns patients was diverse. The findings obtained are valuable in creating awareness of <italic>S. aureus</italic> infections within burns units.</p></sec>
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