Mannitol-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from nasal swab specimens in Brazil

Mannitol-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from nasal swab specimens in Brazil

The isolation of mannitol-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from nasal swabs is reported. Among the 59 isolates, 9 (15%) isolates were mannitol-negative; all of these isolates were categorized as staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type IVa. This report emphasizes that mannitol fermentation on mannitol salt agar should not be used as the sole criterion when screening nasal swab specimens for S. aureus.

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Main Authors: Santos,Danielle Caldeira Martins dos, Costa,Thaina Miranda da, Rabello,Renata Fernandes, Alves,Fábio Aguiar, Mondino,Silvia Susana Bona de
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2015
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822015000200531
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