Hand and Nasal Carriage of Discordant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates among Urban Jail Detainees

Autor: Kaming Lo, Jerry Iwuora, Esmaeil Porsa, Janet Henderson, Jane D. Siegel, Diana L. Zychowski, Alexis R. Taylor, Michael Z. David, Greg Leos, Robert S. Daum, Susan Boyle-Vavra
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 52:3422-3425
ISSN: 1098-660X
0095-1137
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01190-14
Popis: In 928 Dallas County Jail detainees, nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus was found in 32.8% (26.5% methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus [MSSA] and 6.3% methicillin-resistant S. aureus [MRSA]), and hand carriage was found in 24.9% (20.7% MSSA and 4.1% MRSA). Among MRSA nasal carriers, 41% had hand MRSA carriage; 29% with hand MRSA carriage had no nasal S. aureus carriage. The prevalence of carriage was not associated with duration of the jail stay up to 180 days.
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