Table 1.
Prevalence of MRSA colonization outside hospital settings reported in Brazil.
| Population (n) | Source of isolation | Prevalence of colonization |
SCCmec type | Study location (city/state) | Year | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. aureus | MRSA | ||||||
| Patients with insulin- dependent diabetes (312) | N, O | 30.4 | 4.8 | IV, I, II | Botucatu/SP | 2015/18 | 44 |
| Nursing home residents (226) | N, O, A | 33.6 | 8 | IV, I, II | Botucatu/SP | 2019 | 46 |
| Nursing home residents (300) | N | 17.7 | 3.7 | II, IV | Bauru/SP | 2017 | 45 |
| Illicit drug users and alcoholics (138) | N, O | 28.3 | 2.9 | IV, I | Botucatu/SP | 2020 | 50 |
| Psychiatric patients (82) | N, O | 24.3 | 7.3 | IV, I, II | Botucatu/SP | 2020 | 50 |
| Prison inmates (302) | N | 16.5 | 0.7 | IV | Avaré/SP | 2009/10 | 76 |
| Patients with wounds attending basic health units (171) | N, W | 51.5 | 8.7 | IV, II | Botucatu/SP | 2010/13 | 52 |
| Healthcare workers of Family Health Strategy Units (63) | N | 74.6 | 53.9 | IV, III, I | Cidade do Oeste Paulista/SP | 2017 | 56 |
| Indigenous people (400) | N, O | 47.6 | 0.7 | IV | Indigenous communities in northern and southeastern Brazil * | 2017 | 77 |
| Urban population (686) | N | 32.7 | 0.9 | IV | Botucatu/SP | 2011 | 34 |
| Children (≤ 5 years) attending day care centers (1,192) | N | 31.1 | 1.2 | III, IV | Goiânia/GO | 2005 | 55 |
| Healthy children (1 to 6 years) attending public day care centers (148) | N | 47.3 | 7.4 | IV, V | Vitória da Conquista/BA | 2019 | 53 |
| People living with HIV/AIDS (368) | N, O | 26.0 | 2.7 | IV | Botucatu and region/SP | 2018 | 66 |
| People living with HIV/AIDS (500) | N | 31.4 | 4.4 | II, V | Recife/PE | 2018 | 78 |
N: nasal; O: oropharynx; A: anal; W: wounds; n: number of subjects; SP: São Paulo (southeastern region); GO: Goiás (midwest region); BA: Bahia (northeastern region).
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Kopenoti and Tereguá indigenous villages located in the municipality of Avaí, São Paulo, and Kaxinawá, Ashaninka, Shanenawa and Poyanawas indigenous villages located in the municipality of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre.