Prevalence of and risk factors associated with the presence of Staphylococcus aureus in the chronic wounds of patients treated in primary health care settings in Brazil

Autor:	Eliane Patricia Lino Pereira-Franchi, Maria Rachel Nogueira Barreira, Natália de Sousa Lima Moreira da Costa, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza da Cunha
Jazyk:	angličtina
Předmět:	S. aureus Wounds Primary healthcare Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962
Zdroj:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 50, Iss 6, Pp 833-838
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1678-9849 0037-8682
DOI:	10.1590/0037-8682-0205-2017
Popis:	Abstract INTRODUCTION: Wounds can be colonized by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). METHODS: We evaluated the prevalence of S. aureus and MRSA in the wounds of patients treated at Basic Health Units in Brazil and identified risk factors associated with their presence. RESULTS: The prevalence rates of S. aureus and MRSA were 51.5% and 8.7%, respectively. There was a correlation between the presence of S. aureus in wounds and nostrils (p
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