Basic rules of hygiene protect health care and lab workers from nasal colonization by Staphylococcus aureus: an international cross-sectional study.

Basic rules of hygiene protect health care and lab workers from nasal colonization by Staphylococcus aureus: an international cross-sectional study.

Acquisition of nasal Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) colonization by contaminated hands is likely an important determinant of its nasal carriage rate in health care and lab setting. The objective of our cross-sectional study was to assess the prevalence of nasal methicillin-sensitive (MSSA) or -re...

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Main Authors: Mitra Saadatian-Elahi, Anne Tristan, Frédéric Laurent, Jean-Philippe Rasigade, Coralie Bouchiat, Anne-Gaëlle Ranc, Gérard Lina, Olivier Dauwalder, Jérôme Etienne, Michèle Bes, François Vandenesch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24367562/?tool=EBI

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