Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among hospital staff and outpatients.
This study sought to determine the rate of nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage among hospital staff and outpatients. Nasal swabs were obtained from 500 outpatients and 500 hospital staff. Hospital staff were 2.3-fold more likely to carry MRSA than were outpatients (6% vs 2.6%, P = .013).
Refik Saydam Hygiene Centre, University of Ankara Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Bacteriology, Sihhiye, Turkey.
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D002353:Carrier State; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology*; D010045:Outpatients; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology