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

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

INTRODUCTION: Community-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 33...

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Main Authors: Letícia Vale Scribel, Mariana Vale Scribel, Ernídio Bassani, Afonso Luis Barth, Alexandre Prehn Zavascki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Prevalence
Nasal carriage
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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