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Prevalence of oxacillin-susceptible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and their clonal diversity among patients attending public health-care facilities.
Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Muzy Dias Aline Pecanha, Guimarães Lorrayne Cardoso, V Petrucci Livia B D, Z Pinheiro Jéssica A, Pinheiro Marcos Gabriel, Silva Felipe Rodrigues E, Póvoa Helvécio C C, Aguiar-Alves Fábio
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Context: Nosocomial infections arise from many microorganisms, including Staphylococcus aureus. Aims: The aim of this study is to determine the molecular epidemiology of circulating methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) clones among patients attending community and health-care facilities in Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil. Methods: A total of 1002 nasal swab samples were collected from May 2010 to September 2015. S....
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