Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients visiting the emergency room at a tertiary hospital in Brazil
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 9(1)Feb. 2005.
Article
em En
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| ID: lil-404308
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
We surveyed patients seen at the emergency room at a tertiary hospital in Brazil from August to November 1997. All patients' (n = 600) anterior nares were cultured for MRSA; the results were confirmed by oxacillin disk diffusion methods and by detection of the mecA gene with PCR. Bacteria were found in 93.3 percent (560) of the patients and MRSA in 0.7 percent (n = 4). One patient had community-acquired MRSA. We concluded that MRSA is uncommon among patients visiting the emergency room. The presence of community-acquired MRSA can lead to serious medical and epidemiological issues, although initial clinical presentation may not differ from that of infections with other staphylococci. The empirical use of vancomycin for suspected community-acquired infections is seldom warranted.
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Bases de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Infecções Estafilocócicas
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Resistência a Meticilina
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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
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Estados Unidos