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| Adesida,Solayide A.; Abioye,Olusegun A.; Bamiro,Babajide S.; Brai,Bartholomew I.C.; Smith,Stella I.; Amisu,Kehinde O.; Ehichioya,Deborah U.; Ogunsola,Folasade T.; Coker,Akitoye O.. |
| Staphylococcus aureus infections are growing problems worldwide with important implications in hospitals. The organism is normally present in the nasal vestibule of about 35% of apparently healthy individuals and its carriage varies between different ethnic and age groups. Staphylococcal nasal carriage among health workers is particularly important to establish new clones and track origin of infections during outbreak situations. To determine the carriage rate and compare the pulsed field gel patterns of the strains, nasal swabs were collected from 185 medical students in a teaching hospital in Lagos, Nigeria. Isolates of S. aureus were tested for heamolysin production, methicillin sensitivity and Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) was performed. The... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Staphylococcus aureus; PFGE; Nasal isolates; Carriage rate. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000100016 |
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