Prevalence and predictors of MRSA carriage among employees in a non-outbreak setting: a cross-sectional study in an acute care hospital

Prevalence and predictors of MRSA carriage among employees in a non-outbreak setting: a cross-sectional study in an acute care hospital

Abstract Background Health care workers have an increased risk of being infected with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), though little information is available about how prevalent (dormant) MRSA colonization is among health care workers. The aim of this study was to estimate the pre...

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Main Authors: Melanie Schubert, Daniel Kämpf, Lutz Jatzwauk, Franziska Kynast, Annette Stein, Ruth Strasser, Madeleine Dulon, Albert Nienhaus, Andreas Seidler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Subjects:
Health care workers
MRSA prevalence
Non-outbreak setting
Risk factors
MRSA strain
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12995-019-0226-0

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