Antimicrobial resistance profile of Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from skin and soft tissue infections of outpatients from a university hospital in Recife -PE, Brazil Perfil de resistência antimicrobiana de isolados de Staphylococcus aureus provenientes de infecções de pele e tecidos moles de pacientes ambulatoriais de um hospital universitário em Recife - PE, Brasil

• Main Authors: Fabiana Beserra Caraciolo (Author), Maria Amélia Vieira Maciel (Author), Josemir Belo dos Santos (Author), Marcelle Aquino Rabelo (Author), Vera Magalhães (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus has a notable ability to acquire resistance to antibiotics, and methicillin resistance represents a growing public health problem. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has also become important outside the hospital environment, particularly in the United States. I...