Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among HIV-infected patients in Taiwan: prevalence, molecular characteristics and associated factors with nasal carriage

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among HIV-infected patients in Taiwan: prevalence, molecular characteristics and associated factors with nasal carriage

Abstract Background To evaluate nasal carriage, antibiotic susceptibility and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), as well as the risk factors of MRSA colonization, in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients in northern Taiwan. Methods From Se...

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Main Authors: Yi-Yu Hsu, David Wu, Chien-Ching Hung, Shie-Shian Huang, Fang-Hsueh Yuan, Ming-Hsun Lee, Ching-Tai Huang, Shian-Sen Shie, Po-Yen Huang, Chien-Chang Yang, Chun-Wen Cheng, Hsieh-Shong Leu, Ting-Shu Wu, Yhu-Chering Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Nasal carriage
Antibiotic use
Injection drug use
Injection drug user
Molecular typing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-04979-8

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