Multiple drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a fish market and from fish handlers
Braz. j. microbiol
; 38(1): 131-134, Jan.-Mar. 2007. tab
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in fish stalls and in hands and nasal and oral cavities of fish handlers of the Mucuripe Fish Market, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. All S. aureus isolates were resistant to Ampicillin and 44 percent were multi-drug resistant.
RESUMO
O objetivo da pesquisa foi investigar a presença de Staphylococcus aureus resistente a antibióticos nos boxes de venda de peixe e nas mãos e cavidades nasal e oral de manipuladores de pescado da Feira de Pescado do Mucuripe, Fortaleza, Ceará. Todas as cepas isoladas foram resistentes à ampicilina e 44 por cento apresentaram multiresistência.
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Main subject:
Staphylococcus aureus
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In Vitro Techniques
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Ampicillin Resistance
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Fish Products
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú/BR
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Universidade Federal do Ceará/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR