Tehran University of Medical Sciences Journal of Medical Bacteriology 2251-8649 1 3-4 2015 10 12 53 61 EN Emran Askari Mashhad Medical Microbiology Student Research Group, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran AND Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran. Ahmadreza Zarifian Mashhad Medical Microbiology Student Research Group, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran AND Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran. MohammadReza Pourmand Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran. Mahboobeh Naderi-Nasab Mashhad Medical Microbiology Student Research Group, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran AND Department of Medical Bacteriology and Virology, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran. 2015 10 12 2015 10 12 Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen world wide. Vancomycin has been used for decades to treat multidrug resistant S. aureus. Ten years has passed since the first report of vancomycin re sistant S. aureus (VRSA). The objective of this systematic review was to determine  the total number of VRSA isolates that have been reported from Iran. Methods:  Search terms reflected “Iran”, “vancomycin” and “S. aureus” were  searched  in the ISI web  of knowledge,  PubMed,  SciVerse,  and Google scholar. Also two Persian scientific databases and 13 recent na tional congresses  were investigated.  Articles / abstracts working on S. aureus in Iran, evaluating vancomycin MIC and / or PCR of vanA/B were included in this systematic review. Results: Out of the 3484 records found in mentioned resources, 13 related studies were included in the final analysis. The result showed that at least 24 VRSA isolates which have been reported from Iran up to September 2012. Conclusion: It seems that many Iranian researchers did not follow a spe cific guideline for reporting and confirming VRSA. Establishing an Iranian reference center where studies on VRSA can be registered, evaluated and confirmed is strongly recommended. https://jmb.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmb/article/view/28 https://jmb.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmb/article/download/28/23