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[Nasal carriage, antibiotype and genotype of isolated Staphylococcus aureus from Medicine and Nursing students of Campus San Felipe, University of Valparaiso, Chile, during 2017].
Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia - 1 Dec 2021
Aravena Carmen, Cáceres Javiera, Bastías A Adolfo, Opazo Juan Francisco, Magna Yasna, Saralegui Claudia, Quintana Camila, Del-Campo Rosa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus is part of the nasal microbiota in 20-30% of the population. This colonization is also a reservoir for its dissemination, which is worrying in the case of strains with resistance to methicillin (MRSA). AIM: To determine S. aureus nasal carriage in nursing and medical students of San Felipe Campus and characterize theirs isolates. METHODS: During 2017, nasal swabs were taken from...
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