Molecular Epidemiology ofStaphylococcus aureusColonization in 2 Long-Term Care Facilities
- 1 February 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 27 (2) , 212-214
- https://doi.org/10.1086/500618
Abstract
Persistent colonization withStaphylococcus aureuswas assessed in 22 nursing home residents. Eighteen residents (82%) remained colonized with the same strain found at baseline; 6 (33%) of 18 residents transiently acquired a new strain. Four residents (18%) acquired a new persistent strain. Residents colonized with methicillin-resistantS. aureuswere more likely to acquire a new strain (67%) than were residents colonized with methicillin-susceptibleS. aureus(20%) (P= .04).Keywords
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