Observational cross-sectional study of nasal staphylococcal species of medical students of diverse geographical origin, prior to healthcare exposure: prevalence of SCCmec, fusC, fusB and the arginine catabolite mobile element (ACME) in the absence of selective antibiotic pressure

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate co-located nasal Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) (mainly Staphylococcus epidermidis), recovered from healthy medical students in their preclinical year, prior to exposure to the healthcare environment, for the carr...

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Autores principales: Budri, Paulo E, Shore, Anna C, Coleman, David C, Kinnevey, Peter M, Humpreys, Hilary, Fitzgerald-Hughes, Deirdre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
Materias:
Infectious Diseases
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5914719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29678979
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020391

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