Nasal Carriage by <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> among Healthcare Workers and Students Attending a University Hospital in Southern Brazil: Prevalence, Phenotypic, and Molecular Characteristics

<div>Flowchart of the procedures and the results for nasal swabs obtained from healthcare workers and students attending the University Hospital of Londrina from December 2017 to May 2018. PCR: polymerase-chain reaction; MSSA: methicillin-susceptible <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>; MRSA: methicillin-resistant <i>S. aureus</i>; MIC: minimal inhibitory concentration; OS-MRSA: <i>mec</i>A-positive oxacillin-susceptible <i>S. aureus</i>; FOX: cefoxitin; OXA: oxacillin.</div>

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Figure 1: Nasal Carriage by <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> among Healthcare Workers and Students Attending a University Hospital in Southern Brazil: Prevalence, Phenotypic, and Molecular Characteristics 

Figure 1 | Nasal Carriage by Staphylococcus aureus among Healthcare Workers and Students Attending a University Hospital in Southern Brazil: Prevalence, Phenotypic, and Molecular Characteristics 