Lack of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among patients at a primary-healthcare unit in Porto Alegre, Brazil

dc.creatorSilva, Letícia Vale Scribel da
dc.creatorSilva, Mariana Vale Scribel da
dc.creatorBassani, Ernídio Luiz
dc.creatorBarth, Afonso Luis
dc.creatorZavascki, Alexandre Prehn
dc.date2011-11-12T01:19:50Z
dc.date2011
dc.identifier0036-4665
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10183/34373
dc.identifier000791064
dc.descriptionCommunity-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged as a pathogen in individuals without traditional risk factors. Material and methods: MRSA nasal carriage was assessed in individuals consulting at a Primary Health Unit in Brazil. Results: A total of 336 individuals were included: 136 were tested only for MRSA and 200 for any S. aureus. No MRSA was found among the 336 individuals and 23 (11.5%) of 200 were colonized by S. aureus. Discussion: Low prevalence rates have been found in non-hospitalized individuals, but MRSA surveillance should be encouraged to monitor clinical and molecular epidemiology of CA- MRSA.
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dc.languageeng
dc.relationRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo = Journal of the São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine. Vol. 53, n. 4 (jul./ago. 2011), p. 197-199
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.subjectResistência microbiana a medicamentos
dc.subjectMucosa nasal
dc.subjectStaphylococcus aureus resistente à meticilina
dc.subjectPrevalência
dc.subjectPorto Alegre (RS)
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectNasal carriage
dc.subjectMethicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
dc.titleLack of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among patients at a primary-healthcare unit in Porto Alegre, Brazil
dc.typeArtigo de periódico
dc.typeNacional


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