title: Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in patients admitted to Driscoll Children's Hospital.
abstract: A nasal swab specimen was collected for culture within 48 hours of admission and a questionnaire was completed using a convenience sample of 350 patients admitted to Driscoll Children's Hospital between February 15 and March 15, 2005. Of the 350 patients enrolled, 125 (36%) patients were colonized with Staphylococcus. aureus and 76 (61%) of the 125 S. aureus isolates were methicillin-resistant.
authors.affiliation: Driscoll Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alfaro
authors.forename: Marcella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mascher-Denen
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fergie
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Purcell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology