High prevalence of methicillin resistance and PVL genes among Staphylococcus aureus isolates from the nares and skin lesions of pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis

Staphylococcus aureus is highly prevalent among patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), and this pathogen may trigger and aggravate AD lesions. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of S. aureus in the nares of pediatric subjects and verify the phenotypic and molecular characteristics...

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Main Authors: F.S. Cavalcante, E.D. Abad, Y.C. Lyra, S.B. Saintive, M. Ribeiro, D.C. Ferreira, K.R.N. dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2015-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000700588&lng=en&tlng=en