| Literature DB >> 24958796 |
Michael Z David1, Jane D Siegel2, Janet Henderson3, Greg Leos4, Kaming Lo5, Jerry Iwuora3, Alexis R Taylor6, Diana L Zychowski6, Esmaeil Porsa3, Susan Boyle-Vavra6, Robert S Daum6.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24958796 PMCID: PMC4313174 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01190-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948