Antimicrobial resistance profile of Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from skin and soft tissue infections of outpatients from a university hospital in Recife -PE, Brazil Perfil de resistência antimicrobiana de isolados de Staphylococcus aureus provenientes de infecções de pele e tecidos moles de pacientes ambulatoriais de um hospital universitário em Recife - PE, Brasil

Antimicrobial resistance profile of Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from skin and soft tissue infections of outpatients from a university hospital in Recife -PE, Brazil Perfil de resistência antimicrobiana de isolados de Staphylococcus aureus provenientes de infecções de pele e tecidos moles de pacientes ambulatoriais de um hospital universitário em Recife - PE, Brasil

BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus has a notable ability to acquire resistance to antibiotics, and methicillin resistance represents a growing public health problem. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has also become important outside the hospital environment, particularly in the United States. I...

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Main Authors: Fabiana Beserra Caraciolo, Maria Amélia Vieira Maciel, Josemir Belo dos Santos, Marcelle Aquino Rabelo, Vera Magalhães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2012-12-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Subjects:
Infecções comunitárias adquiridas
Pele
Resistência microbiana a medicamentos
Staphylococcus aureus
Community-acquired infections
Drug resistance, microbial
Skin
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