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Nasal Carriage of Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Risk Factors Amongst Inpatients, Outpatients and Hospital Personnel
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Cesur, Salih Irmak, H. Selin Yıldız, Fatih Koçak, Zeliha Aygün, Züleyha Kınıklı, Sami Bulut, Cemal Celik, Ali Demiröz, Ali Pekcan |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the ratio of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the risk factors among 1500 subjects including 689 hospital staff, 609 inpatients, and 202 outpatients in Ankara Training and Research Hospital. Materials and Methods: Nasal swabs were obtained from hospital staff, inpatients and outpatients, which were then inoculatedinto mannitol-salt agar, oxacillin resistance screening agar base (ORSAB), and chromogenic MRSA agar media, respectively. Methicillin resistance was confirmed with cefoxitin disk by the disk-diffusion test. In statistical analyses, the Chi-square and the Kruskal Wall is tests were used, considering p< 0.05 value statistically significant. Results: MRSA nasal carriage rate was determined 3.03%, 9.03% and 3.96% in hospital staff, inpatients and outpatients, respectively. The rate of nasal carriage of MRSA amongst doctors, nurses and auxiliary health personnel was 1.36%, 1.735% and 5.06% respectively. |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 8 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.5578/mjima.8371 |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.mjima.org/uploads/pdf/pdf_40.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.5578/mjima.8371 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
