Mannitol-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from nasal swab specimens in Brazil.
Braz J Microbiol
; 46(2): 531-3, 2015 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26273270
The isolation of mannitol-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from nasal swabs is reported. Among the 59 isolates, 9 (15%) isolates were mannitol-negative; all of these isolates were categorized as staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type IVa. This report emphasizes that mannitol fermentation on mannitol salt agar should not be used as the sole criterion when screening nasal swab specimens for S. aureus.
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Assunto principal:
Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina
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Manitol
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Mucosa Nasal
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article