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Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in university students

2010; Elsevier BV; Volume: 14; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1413-86702010000300021

ISSN

1678-4391

Autores

Karina Aparecida Prates, Ana María Torres, Lourdes Botelho Garcia, Sueli Fumie Yamada Ogatta, Celso Luíz Cardoso, Maria Cristina Bronharo Tognim,

Tópico(s)

Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

Resumo

In a study of university students, the percentage nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus was 40.8% (102/250). Of the isolates, MIC50 of methicillin was 0.5 µg/mL and MIC90 was 1 µg/mL. Six (5.8%) isolates were methicillin-resistant and carried the mecA gene. These results suggest that community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus may be spreading in Brazil.

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