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2010-12-15

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Velásquez, L. A., Sánchez, D. M., Hernández, O., González, A., Henao, D., Perez, Ángela, & Duque Restrepo, C. M. (2010). Colonization By in an Hiv-Positive Patient Population of the City of Medellín: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns and Characterization of Resistance to Methicillin. NOVA Biomedical Sciences Journal, 8(14), 133-139. https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.445
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Colonization By in an Hiv-Positive Patient Population of the City of Medellín: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns and Characterization of Resistance to Methicillin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.445
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Luz Astrid Velásquez Grupo Biociencias Institución Universitaria Colegio Mayor de Antioquia
Diana Marcela Sánchez Grupo Biociencias Institución Universitaria Colegio Mayor de Antioquia
Orville Hernández Grupo Biociencias Institución Universitaria Colegio Mayor de Antioquia
Andrés González Dinámica IPS
Diana Henao Estudiantes Institución Universitaria Colegio Mayor de Antioquia
Ángela Perez Estudiantes Institución Universitaria Colegio Mayor de Antioquia
Clara María Duque Restrepo Grupo Biociencias Institución Universitaria Colegio Mayor de Antioquia

To determine the prevalence of nasal colonization of S Staphylococcus aureus, its antimicrobial sensitivity profile, methicillin-resistance in strains isolated and the relation between carrier state, immunological status and use of antimicrobials in a group of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Medellin.


151 nasal samples were obtained from ambulatory patients with HIV. Antimicrobial sensitivity profile of S. aureus isolates were evaluated using the Kirby-Bauer method. In addition, we also determined minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) for oxacillin and vancomycin. Presence of the mecA gene in methicillin-resistant S. aureus isolates (MRSA) was confirmed through polymerase chain reaction.