Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and infection among patients with diabetic foot ulcer

Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal carriage in patients with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) in Taiwan, and to assess the concordance between colonizing and clinical MRSA isolates from the patients. Method: A total of 354 nasal specimens were co...

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Main Authors: Shin-Yi Lin, Nai-Yu Lin, Yu-Yao Huang, Chi-Chun Hsieh, Yhu-Chering Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118218301555