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Background  Asymptomatic carriers of methicillin‐resistant  Staphylococcus aureus  (MRSA) are important sources of nosocomial transmission. MRSA may be transmitted from hospitalized patients to healthcare professionals and vice versa.    Methods  The prevalence of MRSA colonization among forty‐five healthcare professionals in a Japanese hospital was determined by performing surveillance cultures to identify unrecognized carriers of MRSA. All MRSA isolates were evaluated using multilocus sequence typing (MLST) to identify the transmission routes.    Results  The proportion of MRSA colonization was significantly higher in healthcare professionals (11.1%) than in community residents (0.72%;  P  < 0.0001) or admission case (2.5%;  P  = 0.018). MLST analysis revealed that both the ST8 and ST764 strains were identified in residents, patients, and healthcare professionals. MRSA colonization was more frequently observed among physicians (4/13; 31%) than nurses (1/32; 3%) ( P  = 0.020).    Conclusion  Multilocus sequence typing results suggest that ST8 and ST764 are involved in the occurrence of nosocomial MRSA infections. These findings emphasize the necessity for the effective education of physicians to prevent MRSA transmissions.

journal of general and family medicine

Prevalence and characteristics of methicillin‐resistant  Staphylococcus aureus  colonization among healthcare professionals in a university hospital in Japan