title: Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: which sequence types do orthopedic surgical healthcare workers carry?
abstract: Using sequence typing methods, we found that healthcare workers on our orthopedic surgery unit were persistent carriers of a limited number of sequence types of Staphylococcus aureus for a limited time. Multilocus sequence typing characterized 3 clonal complexes that accounted for more than 80% of the clonal complexes identified.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Epidemiology and Molecular Biology, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, Lorenskog, Norway. inge.skramm@medisin.uio.no
authors.forename: Inge
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Skramm
authors.forename: Aina Elisabeth Fossum
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Moen
authors.forename: Kjetil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alm-Kristiansen
authors.forename: Geir
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bukholm
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology*; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D009985:Orthopedics; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D012307:Risk Factors; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification