Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from the Nasal Mucosa of Medical Students at University Center in the Northwest Region, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
João Gabriel Pimentel Curcio, Bianca Magnelli Mangiavacchi, Clara dos Reis Nunes, Juliana Toledo Campos Arêas, Leonara de Oliveira Zanon, Lígia Cordeiro Matos Faial, Kelen Salaroli Viana, Julio Cesar dos Santos Boechat, Alcemar Antônio Lopes de Matos, Renato Mataveli Ferreira Filho, Paulo Roberto Blanco Moreira Norberg & Antonio Neres Norberg · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2025
Background and Aim: Nasal colonization by Staphylococcus aureus, particularly among healthcare workers and students exposed to hospital environments, constitutes a significant risk factor for infection and dissemination of multidrug-resistant strains such as MRSA (methicillin-res...