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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Margaret F. Price ,
Maria Carlini ,
Susan Houston  and
Layne O. Gentry
Margaret F. Price*
Affiliation:
St Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Maria Carlini
Affiliation:
St Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Susan Houston
Affiliation:
St Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Layne O. Gentry
Affiliation:
St Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
*
Infection Control Department 1-166, St Luke's Episcopal Hospital, 6720 Bertner, Houston, TX 77030
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Abstract

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.

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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 21 , Issue 9 , September 2000 , pp. 603 - 605
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2000

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