Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a University Hospital in the South of Brazil

• Main Authors: Mônica de Abreu Rodrigues (Author), Lívia Gindri (Author), Aniélen Dutra da Silva (Author), Camille Gaube Guex (Author), Silvana Oliveira dos Santos (Author), Rosmari Hörner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) stand out as one of the main agents causing nosocomial and community infections. This retrospective study aimed to analyze the MRSA predominance in a university hospital in the south of Brazil and it was carried out for five years (from 2007 to 2011...