title: The point prevalence and associated factors of nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation in eight geriatric hospitals in Korea.
abstract: The prevalence and associated factors of nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonisation were investigated among patients in geriatric hospitals in Korea. S. aureus was isolated from 317 (50.2%) of 632 patients. The nasal MRSA colonisation prevalence was 36.1%. In bivariate analysis, stay in an intensive care unit, decreased functional status, recent use of antibiotics, use of urinary catheters and the existence of skin breaks were associated with nasal MRSA colonisation (p < 0.05). Of these factors, only decreased functional status and recent use of systemic antibiotics were associated independently with nasal MRSA colonisation following logistic regression analysis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogens, Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Health, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Eun
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*