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The nares as a CA-MRSA reservoir in the healthy elderly.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Brito Cristiane Silveira de, Queiroz Lícia Ludendorff, Campos Paola Amaral de, Batistão Deivid William da Fonseca, Silva Helisângela de Almeida, de Agostini Guilherme Gularte, Filho Paulo Pinto Gontijo, Ribas Rosineide Marques
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INTRODUCTION: The frequency of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has increased in the community. This study evaluated the prevalence of MRSA and community-acquired (CA)-MRSA in 120 healthy elderly. METHODS: The MRSA were evaluated for the presence of the IS256, mecA, agr, icaA, icaD, fnbB , and pvl genes with PCR. RESULTS: Frequency of S. aureus and MRSA colonization was 17.8% and 19%,...
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