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Incidence and Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage Among Healthcare Workers in Geriatric Departments: Relevance to Preventive Measures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Fabien Scarnato ,
Marie Reine Mallaret ,
Jacques Croizé ,
Dongo Rémi Kouabenan ,
Michel Dubois ,
Anne Maitre  and
Régis DeGaudemaris
Fabien Scarnato
Affiliation:
Equipe de médecine et santé au travail, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Marie Reine Mallaret
Affiliation:
Unité d'hygiène hospitalière, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Jacques Croizé
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Dongo Rémi Kouabenan
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale, Université Pierre Mendes France, Grenoble, France
Michel Dubois
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale, Université Pierre Mendes France, Grenoble, France
Anne Maitre
Affiliation:
Equipe de médecine et santé au travail, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Régis DeGaudemaris*
Affiliation:
Equipe de médecine et santé au travail, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
*
Laboratoire EPSP, Faculté de médecine, 38700 La Tronche, France
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Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal carriage was assessed among healthcare workers caring for elderly patients in contact precautions in geriatric departments. Monthly incidence ranged from 0% to 3.3%. Carriage was observed only among nurses and nursing assistants. MRSA was thus infrequently acquired using precautions and carriage was usually transient.

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Concise Communications
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 24 , Issue 6 , June 2003 , pp. 456 - 458
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2003

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