Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: which sequence types do orthopedic surgical healthcare workers carry? |
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| Authors: | Inge Skramm Aina Elisabeth Fossum Moen Kjetil Alm-Kristiansen Geir Bukholm |
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| Affiliation: | Institute of Clinical Epidemiology and Molecular Biology, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, Lorenskog, Norway. inge.skramm@medisin.uio.no |
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| Abstract: | Using sequence typing methods, we found that healthcare workers on our orthopedic surgery unit were persistent carriers of a limited number of sequence types of Staphylococcus aureus for a limited time. Multilocus sequence typing characterized 3 clonal complexes that accounted for more than 80% of the clonal complexes identified. |
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