Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among patients and healthcare workers in a hospital in Kelantan, Malaysia

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among patients and healthcare workers in a hospital in Kelantan, Malaysia

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Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is a common source of nosocomial infection and colonization. The aim of the present study was to assess the burden of methicillin-resistant S. aureus nasal carriage, its association with factors of interest including its genetic relationships. The prevalence of S...

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Main Authors: Al-Talib, H. (Author), Hasan, H. (Author), Nmn, N.Z (Author), Ravichandran, M. (Author), Yean, C.Y (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Society of Microbiologists 2013
Subjects:
antibiotic agent
article
bacterial colonization
bacterial genetics
bacterium isolate
bacterium isolation
disease carrier
drug use
female
genetic association
health care personnel
high risk population
hospital patient
human
length of stay
major clinical study
Malaysia
male
methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
molecular phylogeny
MRSA
Nasal carriage
nasogastric tube
nonhuman
nose smear
Nosocomial infection
Staphylococcus aureus
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