Are Nasal Carriers of Staphylococcus aureus More Likely To Become Colonized or Infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on Admission to a Hospital?

作者：Krebes Juliane; Al Ghusein Hasan; Feasey Nick; Breathnach Aodhan; Lindsay Jodi A^*

来源：Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2011, 49(1): 430-432.

DOI：10.1128/JCM.02039-10

Of 840 patients at hospital admission, 2.7% were positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and 22.3% were positive for methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA). During the next 8 months, 4.8% of the MSSA-positive patients acquired MRSA with no lineage association. A total of 5.2% of noncarriers acquired MRSA. We find no evidence that colonized hosts are more susceptible to acquiring MRSA.

• 出版日期2011-1