The nares as a CA-MRSA reservoir in the healthy elderly

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 614 - 616
• Main Authors: Brito, Cristiane Silveira de, Queiroz, Lícia Ludendorff, Campos, Paola Amaral de, Batistão, Deivid William da Fonseca, Silva, Helisângela de Almeida, de Agostini, Guilherme Gularte, Filho, Paulo Pinto Gontijo, Ribas, Rosineide Marques
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 01.09.2015; Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Brazil; CA-MRSA; Carrier State - microbiology; Community-Acquired Infections - microbiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Elderly; Female; Genes, Bacterial - genetics; Genotype; Humans; Male; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - genetics; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged; Reservoir; Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology; TROPICAL MEDICINE; Brazil; CA-MRSA; Reservoir; Elderly

The frequency of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has increased in the community. This study evaluated the prevalence of MRSA and community-acquired (CA)-MRSA in 120 healthy elderly. The MRSA were evaluated for the presence of the IS256, mecA, agr, icaA, icaD, fnbB , and pvl genes...