Abstract
Weekly culture surveillance was conducted over a 2-year period to determine the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients cared for in a day-care unit and in an infectious diseases unit. Analysis of genomic DNA profiles showed a predominant pattern in both units.
MeSH terms
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / microbiology
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Brazil / epidemiology
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Carrier State
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Hospitals, University
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Humans
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Nose / microbiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / complications
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*