• Main Authors: Luciane Cristina Gelatti, Renan Rangel Bonamigo, Fernanda Matsiko Inoue, Mirian Silva do Carmo, Ana Paula Becker, Fernanda Marques da Silva Castrucci, Antônio Carlos Campos Pignatari, Pedro Alves d' Azevedo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013
• Subjects: Staphylococcus aureus; Methicillin-resistant; Skin infections; Soft tissue infections; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Valentine
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/945af429da614ebeb1805e355dce70e0

INTRODUCTION: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important pathogen commonly associated with nosocomial infections. However, it has also been associated with community-acquired skin and soft tissue infections (CA-MRSA). There are few data on the identification and prevalence of...