title: [Repeated studies of the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in the nasal cavity in hemodialysed patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In order to better establish a prevention strategy based on mupirocin, we evaluated nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in haemodialysis patients over a 15 month period.
  
  
  METHODS
  Search for Staphylococcus aureus in the nasal cavities was made every 2 months in 92 chronic dialysis patients. These patients were divided into 3 groups according to the nature of the carriage: non-permanent, intermittent or permanent.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 80 patients retained for analysis, there were 27.5% with intermittent carriage and 11.25% with permanent carriage. Factors which appeared to protect against carriage were rural residence and home self-dialysis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Repeated long-term search for nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus has provided reliable data for each patient and gave information on the effects of epidemiological conditions and health care structures.
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie-Hémodialyse, Centre hospitalier de Troyes.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Montagnac
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eloy
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schillinger
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Croix
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Milcent
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology*; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens
vernacular_title: Etude itérative de la prévalence du portage nasal de Staphylococcus aureus chez l'hémodialysé.