Prevalence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in oral and nasal cavities of 4 to 13-year-old rural school children: A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Anil Kumar Patil (Author), Srinivas Namineni (Author), Sampath Reddy Cheruku (Author), Chandana Penmetsa (Author), Sarada Penmetcha (Author), Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Aim: This study aimed to investigate the oral and nasal prevalence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(CA-MRSA) in 4 to 13-year-old rural schoolchildren. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 children aged 4 to 13 years were randomly selected and divided into ten grou...