Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriers among patients and health care workers of a tertiary care hospital in south India.
Indian J Med Microbiol
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2009 Jan-Mar; 27(1): 62-4
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-53922
ABSTRACT
A total of 200 subjects were screened for carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at different sites using oxacillin blood agar and mannitol salt agar with oxacillin. Overall carriage rate was 8.5%, with the highest rate in inpatients (15.6%) while the lowest was seen in health care workers (1.8%). The commonest site of colonization was the anterior nares. Oxacillin blood agar was found to be superior to mannitol salt agar with oxacillin for the isolation of MRSA. Male sex and prolonged hospital stay were found to be the major risk factors for MRSA colonization.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Humans
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Carrier State
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Sex Factors
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Prevalence
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Risk Factors
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Health Personnel
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Culture Media
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Hospitals
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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