Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among hospital staff and outpatients
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, vol.25, no.2, pp.169-171, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 25 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2004
- Doi Number: 10.1086/502371
- Journal Name: INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.169-171
- Ankara University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
This study sought to determine the rate of nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage among hospital staff and outpatients. Nasal swabs were obtained from 500 outpatients and 500 hospital staff. Hospital staff were 2.3-fold more likely to carry MRSA than were outpatients (6% vs 2.6%, P = .013).