title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among patients and healthcare workers in a hospital in Kelantan, Malaysia.
abstract: Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is a common source of nosocomial infection and colonization. The aim of the present study was to assess the burden of methicillin-resistant S. aureus nasal carriage, its association with factors of interest including its genetic relationships. The prevalence of S. aureus nasal carriage was found to be 28.7%. This study showed that patients with a history of previous antibiotic intake, nasogastric tube, and longer hospitalization had a significantly high risk of being MRSA nasal carriers. The genetic relationship of all 34 nasal MRSA isolates revealed four major clusters of isolates, and there was a relationship between MRSA isolated from inpatients and healthcare workers.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Malaysia. hassanainiy@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hassanain
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Talib
authors.forename: Chan Yean
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yean
authors.forename: Habsah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: N M N
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Nik Zuraina
authors.forename: Manickam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ravichandran
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult