Prevalence of Nasal Colonization With Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Selected Patient Populations

Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization was investigated in patients arriving for elective cardiovascular surgery, renal patients admitted for arteriovenous graft surgery, and patients transferred to our hospital from other institutions. Renal patients were significantly more...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2000-09, Vol.21 (9), p.603-605
Main Authors: Price, Margaret F., Carlini, Maria, Houston, Susan, Gentry, Layne O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Colonization
Concise Communications
Cross Infection
Dialysis
DNA, Bacterial - analysis
Female
Forced migration
Health care industry
Hospital admissions
Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Methicillin Resistance
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
Microbial colonization
Middle Aged
Nasal Cavity - microbiology
Nonprofit hospitals
Nursing
Ointments
Patient Admission
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prevalence
Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology
Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects
Staphylococcus aureus - pathogenicity
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Summary:Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization was investigated in patients arriving for elective cardiovascular surgery, renal patients admitted for arteriovenous graft surgery, and patients transferred to our hospital from other institutions. Renal patients were significantly more likely to be colonized and represent a potential source of MRSA to our institution.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/501813