Marcos Vinicius de Barros Pinheiro, Fernanda Sampaio Cavalcante, Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira, Ana Carolina Fonseca Guimarães, Adriana Lúcia Pires Ferreira, Claudia Regina da Costa, Kátia Regina Netto Dos Santos, Simone Aranha Nouér, Ana Pereira Rangel, Anna Carla Castiñeiras, Christiany Moçali Gonzalez, Joana Freire, Luiz Felipe Guimarães, Raquel Batista
This study aimed to identify factors associated with colonization by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in adult patients admitted to a Brazilian hospital. This is a cross-sectional study, in which patients underwent a nasal swab and were asked about hygiene behavior, habits, and clinical history. Among the 702 patients, 180 (25.6%) had S. aureus and 21 (2.9%) MRSA. The factors associated with MRSA colonization were attending a gym (OR 4.71; 95% CI; 1.42 - 15.06), smoking habit in the last year (OR 2...
2024: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo