title: Prior oropharyngeal colonization and ventilator-associated pneumonia.
abstract: This study evaluated the relationship between previous colonization of the oropharynx and development of ventilator-associated pneumonia through the classification of genomic fingerprint pattern by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of both oxacillin-resistant and oxacillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from hospitalized patients in an intensive care unit.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Microbiologia Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Universidade Federal de Uberlândia UberlândiaMG Brazil Laboratório de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Michel Rodrigues
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo Ribeirão PretoSP Brazil Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Joseane Cristina
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo Ribeirão PretoSP Brazil Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Lúcia da Costa
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Darini
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Microbiologia Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Universidade Federal de Uberlândia UberlândiaMG Brazil Laboratório de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo Pinto
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Gontijo Filho
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; oropharyngeal colonization; ventilator-associated pneumonia