Mannitol-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from nasal swab specimens in Brazil

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...

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Autores principales: dos Santos, Danielle Caldeira Martins, da Costa, Thaina Miranda, Rabello, Renata Fernandes, Alves, Fábio Aguiar, de Mondino, Silvia Susana Bona
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2015
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Medical Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4507547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26273270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-838246220140179

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