[Bacteriological screening in controlling the spread of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus].
Screening of MRSA carriers can be performed at the time of admission to a hospital/a ward or during an outbreak. In this second situation not only patients but also medical staff are examined. Because the anterior nares are a major reservoir of MRSA, the nasal swab is the most important screening sample. Specimens are plated directly on selective media containing fixed concentrations of oxacillin or other antimicrobial agents.
Durnás
Bonita
B
Zakład Mikrobiologii Swietokrzyskiego Centrum Onkologii w Kielcach. bonitadu@onkol.kielce.pl
Dzierzanowska
Danuta
D
D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*