title: Prevalence of and risk factors for carriage of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among residents and staff of a German nursing home.
abstract: The aims of this cross-sectional study were to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for carriage of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-MRSA) in residents and personnel of a nursing home in Germany. In this study, PVL-MRSA carriage status among nursing home residents was associated with risk factors reflecting their dependence on nursing care. No specific risk factors were detected among staff.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Regensburg, Landshuterstr. 22, 93047 Regensburg, Germany. ulla.raab@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
authors.forename: Ulla
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Raab
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kahlau
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wagenlehner
authors.forename: Udo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Reischl
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ehrenstein
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lehn
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Holler
authors.forename: Hans-Jorg
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Linde
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D002353:Carrier State; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005098:Exotoxins; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007956:Leukocidins; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009740:Nursing Staff; D012307:Risk Factors; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D007956:Leukocidins; C078284:Panton-Valentine leukocidin