Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among hospital staff and outpatients

Cesur S., Cokca F.

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, cilt.25, sa.2, ss.169-171, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1086/502371
  • Dergi Adı: INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.169-171
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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).