Prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA] colonization or carriage among health-care workers

Summary: In Oman, the prevalence of health care associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus [HA-MRSA] is unknown. Therefore, to estimate the prevalence of HA-MRSA, we collected nasal swabs and swabs from cell phones on sterile polyester swabs and immediately inoculated on the mannitol sal...

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Main Authors: Nirmal A. Pathare, Harshini Asogan, Sara Tejani, Gaitha Al Mahruqi, Salma Al Fakhri, Roshna Zafarulla, Anil V. Pathare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034115002233