Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among hospital staff and outpatients. |
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| Authors: | Salih Cesur Fügen Cok?a |
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| Affiliation: | Refik Saydam Hygiene Centre, University of Ankara Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Bacteriology, Sihhiye, Turkey. |
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| 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). |
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