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StaphAseptic™ News
Four percent of healthcare workers MRSA-positive
April 8, 2010
FierceHealthcare
By Debra Beaulieu
About 4 percent of healthcare workers are infected with some strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, according to a recent voluntary screening of 3,638 clinical and non-patient-care employees.
The researchers at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., sought to determine the prevalence and genotypes of MRSA isolates from various groups of healthcare workers, and to evaluate the effectiveness of eradication therapy with nasal mupirocin, reports Medscape Today.
Of the healthcare whose nasal swabs were analyzed, 4.3 percent were MRSA-positive. Among those involved in direct patient care, 4.6 percent were positive, 75 percent of whom were infected with a healthcare-related strain. Among nonclinical staff, 4.2 percent were positive, with 54 percent carrying a healthcare-related strain.
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