Incidence and prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among healthcare workers in geriatric departments: relevance to preventive measures

Fabien Scarnato; Marie Reine Mallaret; Jacques Croizé; Dongo Rémi Kouabenan; Michel Dubois; Anne Maitre; Régis DeGaudemaris

doi:10.1086/502232

Incidence and prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among healthcare workers in geriatric departments: relevance to preventive measures

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2003 Jun;24(6):456-8. doi: 10.1086/502232.

Authors

Fabien Scarnato¹, Marie Reine Mallaret, Jacques Croizé, Dongo Rémi Kouabenan, Michel Dubois, Anne Maitre, Régis DeGaudemaris

Affiliation

¹ Equipe de Médicine et Santé au Travail, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, France.

PMID: 12828325
DOI: 10.1086/502232

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcs 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.

MeSH terms

Aged
Carrier State / epidemiology*
Carrier State / microbiology
Carrier State / prevention & control
Health Personnel*
Hospital Departments
Humans
Incidence
Infection Control*
Methicillin Resistance*
Nose / microbiology*
Prevalence
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / prevention & control
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*