Lack of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among patients at a primary-healthcare unit in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Authors

  • Letícia Vale Scribel Hospital da Aeronáutica de Canoas
  • Mariana Vale Scribel Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; Medical School
  • Ernídio Bassani Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Medical School
  • Afonso Luis Barth Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
  • Alexandre Prehn Zavascki Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Keywords:

Prevalence, Nasal carriage, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged as a pathogen in individuals without traditional risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: MRSA nasal carriage was assessed in individuals consulting at a Primary Health Unit in Brazil. RESULTS: A total of 336 individuals were included: 136 were tested only for MRSA and 200 for any S. aureus. No MRSA was found among the 336 individuals and 23 (11.5%) of 200 were colonized by S. aureus. DISCUSSION: Low prevalence rates have been found in non-hospitalized individuals, but MRSA surveillance should be encouraged to monitor clinical and molecular epidemiology of CA- MRSA.

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Published

2011-08-01

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Microbiology

How to Cite

Lack of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among patients at a primary-healthcare unit in Porto Alegre, Brazil . (2011). Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 53(4), 197-199. https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/31405