Risk Factors for Colonization with Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) in Patients Admitted to an Urban Hospital: Emergence of Community‐Associated MRSA Nasal Carriage | Zendy

Alicia Hidrón | Zendy; Ekaterina V. Kourbatova | Zendy; J. Sue Halvosa | Zendy; Bianca J. Terrell | Zendy; Linda K. McDougal | Zendy; Fred C. Tenover | Zendy; Henry M. Blumberg | Zendy; Mark D. King | Zendy

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Risk Factors for Colonization with Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) in Patients Admitted to an Urban Hospital: Emergence of Community‐Associated MRSA Nasal Carriage

Author(s) -

Alicia Hidrón,

Ekaterina V. Kourbatova,

J. Sue Halvosa,

Bianca J. Terrell,

Linda K. McDougal,

Fred C. Tenover,

Henry M. Blumberg,

Mark D. King

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/430910

Subject(s) - medicine , carriage , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , colonization , staphylococcus aureus , micrococcaceae , staphylococcal infections , meticillin , microbiology and biotechnology , antibacterial agent , antibiotics , bacteria , pathology , biology , genetics

Surveillance cultures performed at hospital admission have been recommended to identify patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) but require substantial resources. We determined the prevalence of and risk factors for MRSA colonization at the time of hospital admission among patients cared for at a public urban hospital.

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