RESUMO
In a study of university students, the percentage nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus was 40.8% (102/250). Of the isolates, MIC(50) of methicillin was 0.5 µg/mL and MIC(90) 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.
Assuntos
Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Portador Sadio/microbiologia , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/isolamento & purificação , Nariz/microbiologia , Estudantes de Ciências da Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Brasil/epidemiologia , Portador Sadio/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/efeitos dos fármacos , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/genética , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Prevalência , Adulto JovemRESUMO
In a study of university students, the percentage nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus was 40.8 percent (102/250). Of the isolates, MIC50 of methicillin was 0.5 µg/mL and MIC90 was 1 µg/mL. Six (5.8 percent) isolates were methicillin-resistant and carried the mecA gene. These results suggest that community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus may be spreading in Brazil.
