Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (May 2010)

Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in university students

  • Karina Aparecida Prates,
  • Ana Maria Torres,
  • Lourdes Botelho Garcia,
  • Sueli Fumie Yamada Ogatta,
  • Celso Luiz Cardoso,
  • Maria Cristina Bronharo Tognim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/s1413-8670(10)70064-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 3
pp. 316 – 318

Abstract

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In a study of university students, the percentage nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus was 40.8% (102/250). Of the isolates, MIC50 of methicillin was 0.5 μg/mL and MIC90 was 1 μg/mL. Six (5.8%) isolates were methicillin-resistant and carried the mecA gene. These results suggest that community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus may be spreading in Brazil. Keywords: nasal carriage, CA-MRSA, S. aureus