Prevalence of nasal colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in outpatients living with HIV/AIDS in a Referential Hospital of the Northeast of Brazil

Prevalence of nasal colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in outpatients living with HIV/AIDS in a Referential Hospital of the Northeast of Brazil

Abstract Objective The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of MRSA among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) being monitored in a tertiary outpatient hospital in the state of Pernambuco, in the Brazilian Northeast. Results Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from a nasal swab and fo...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Regina Pedrosa Soares, Celso Rodrigues de Lira, Maximiliano Alexandre H. Cunha, Valter Romão de Souza Junior, Fábio Lopes de Melo, Paulo Sergio Ramos de Araújo, Maria Amélia Vieira Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA
CA-MRSA
HIV
mecA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3899-z

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