Staphylococcus aureus colonization among healthcare workers at a tertiary care hospital

Cecilia P. Johnston; Amy K. Stokes; Tracy Ross; Mian Cai; Karen C. Carroll; Sara E. Cosgrove; Trish M. Perl

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Staphylococcus aureus colonization among healthcare workers at a tertiary care hospital

Cecilia P. Johnston, Amy K. Stokes, Tracy Ross, Mian Cai, Karen C. Carroll, Sara E. Cosgrove, Trish M. Perl

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We describe the epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus colonization among 200 healthcare workers. The prevalence of S. aureus was 28%, and the prevalence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was 2%. The incidence of MRSA colonization was extremely low. This study suggests that the risk of MRSA transmission to healthcare workers is low in a hospital where MRSA is endemic.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1404-1407
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Volume	28
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/523865
State	Published - Dec 2007

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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