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Subcutaneous Infection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Published on: February 9, 2011
[A longitudinal study of healthy Staphylococcus aureus carriers among the students of a nursing aide course]
1Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
Abstract:
The objective of the present study was to determine the extent of colonization by Staphylococcus aureus and the evolution of carrier status among students of a technical nursing course during their professional training. Forty students participated in the study, samples were collected from their nasal cavity and right and left hands at six different times during the technical nursing course. Nineteen students (45.2%) were found to be occasional carriers, 12 (28.6%) were intermittent carriers, 6 (14.3%) were persistent carriers, and 5 (11.9%) were non-carriers, showing that colonization did not increase during the course. Twenty-four of them (57.1%) did not perform activities related to nursing before or during the course, whereas 18 (42.9%) performed them.
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