Colonisation of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers in a tertiary care hospital of Delhi.

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dc.contributor.authorGoyal, Renuen_US
dc.contributor.authorDas, Shuklaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMathur, Men_US
dc.date.accessioned2002-07-21en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-29T06:22:20Z
dc.date.available2002-07-21en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-29T06:22:20Z
dc.date.issued2002-07-21en_US
dc.description.abstractMethicillin resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus have been responsible for many nosocominl epidemics. Colonised employees of hospital such as asymptomatic nasal and hand carriers act as reservoirs for the spread of this organism within hospital. During a period of three months 150 HCW were screened for nasal and hand colonisation by MRSA. 6.6% (10) HCW were colonised by MRSA and 50% of these were carrying MRSA on both hands and anterior nares. 30% (3) of MRSA strains were multidrug resistant and 60% (6) were resistant to ciproflox. Whether the eradication of MRSA carrier state will lead to decreased rate of MRSA infection is yet to be documented.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Microbiology, University College of Medical Science G.T.B. Hospital, Delhi.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGoyal R, Das S, Mathur M. Colonisation of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers in a tertiary care hospital of Delhi. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2002 Jul; 56(7): 321-4en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/68733
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.indianjmedsci.orgen_US
dc.subject.meshDisease Reservoirs --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshHand --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMethicillin Resistanceen_US
dc.subject.meshNose --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPersonnel, Hospital --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshStaphylococcus aureus --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.titleColonisation of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers in a tertiary care hospital of Delhi.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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