title: Hand and nasal carriage of discordant Staphylococcus aureus isolates among urban jail detainees.
abstract: In 928 Dallas County Jail detainees, nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus was found in 32.8% (26.5% methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus [MSSA] and 6.3% methicillin-resistant S. aureus [MRSA]), and hand carriage was found in 24.9% (20.7% MSSA and 4.1% MRSA). Among MRSA nasal carriers, 41% had hand MRSA carriage; 29% with hand MRSA carriage had no nasal S. aureus carriage. The prevalence of carriage was not associated with duration of the jail stay up to 180 days.
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA Department of Health Studies, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA mdavid@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu.
authors: Michael Z
authors: MZ
authors: David
authors: Parkland Hospital and Health System, Dallas, Texas, USA University of Texas-Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors: Jane D
authors: JD
authors: Siegel
authors: Parkland Hospital and Health System, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors: Janet
authors: J
authors: Henderson
authors: Infectious Disease Data and Prevention Group, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas, USA.
authors: Greg
authors: G
authors: Leos
authors: Division of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
authors: Kaming
authors: K
authors: Lo
authors: Parkland Hospital and Health System, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors: Jerry
authors: J
authors: Iwuora
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors: Alexis R
authors: AR
authors: Taylor
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors: Diana L
authors: DL
authors: Zychowski
authors: Parkland Hospital and Health System, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors: Esmaeil
authors: E
authors: Porsa
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Boyle-Vavra
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors: Robert S
authors: RS
authors: Daum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult