Open AccessPrevalence of M RSA Nasal Carriage in Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India
Author(s) -
Kalpana George,
Jasmine Kulapurathu Abdulkader,
Madhan Sugumar,
Girija Kalarikkal Rajagopal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18259.7262
Subject(s) - sccmec , carriage , anterior nares , medicine , colonization , microbiology and biotechnology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , epidemiology , staphylococcus aureus , biology , bacteria , pathology , genetics
Infections with MRSA, both community and hospital acquired, are well established and the source of infection is often a carrier. There are very few studies showing the magnitude of MRSA nasal colonization among healthy persons from the community. This study was conducted to detect the prevalence of MRSA nasal carriage in patients who did not have any known risk factors associated with HA- MRSA colonization, admitted to a tertiary care centre in Kerala.