and CA-MRSA Carriage among Brazilian Indians Living in Peri-Urban Areas and Remote Communities.

The emergence of Community-associated methicillin-resistant (CA-MRSA) infections among indigenous populations has been reported. Usually, indigenous communities live in extreme poverty and are at risk of acquiring infections. In Brazil, healthcare inequality is observed in this population.

Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Clones Are Widely Distributed in the Hospital and Community.

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) may be considered contaminants when isolated from clinical specimens but may also be a cause of true infection. This study aimed to compare the clonality and SCC type of a collection of CoNS isolated from blood cultures of inpatients, nasal swabs of healthy individuals, and patients with chronic wounds, all from the same community, using SCC typing, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and MLST. , exhibited high clonal diversity, but hospital and community clusters were observed.

Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Brazilian primary health care system.

Objective: To evaluate the molecular epidemiology and to georeference Staphylococcus aureus isolated from wounds and nares of patients seen at Basic Health Units (BHUs) of a Brazilian city.

Methods: Observational, cross-sectional study conducted from 2010 to 2013. A total of 119 S.

Prevalence of and risk factors associated with the presence of Staphylococcus aureus in the chronic wounds of patients treated in primary health care settings in Brazil.

Introduction: Wounds can be colonized by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Methods: We evaluated the prevalence of S. aureus and MRSA in the wounds of patients treated at Basic Health Units in Brazil and identified risk factors associated with their presence.