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Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among patients and health care workers in São Tomé and Príncipe.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Feb 2014
Conceição Teresa, Santos Silva Isabel, de Lencastre Hermínia, Aires-de-Sousa Marta
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major human pathogen worldwide. However, data on MRSA prevalence in the African continent are scarce and nonexistent for São Tomé and Príncipe. In November 2010 and April 2012, a total of 332 individuals (258 patients and 74 health care workers [HCW]) from Hospital Dr. Ayres Menezes in São Tomé and Príncipe, were screened for S. aureus and MRSA carriage....
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