Nasal carriage rate of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Dessie Referral Hospital Health Care Workers; Dessie, Northeast Ethiopia

A Shibabaw, T Abebe, A Mihret - Antimicrobial resistance and infection …, 2013 - Springer
Background Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of community and hospital acquired
infections. One of the important sources of staphylococci for nosocomial infection is nasal …

Knowledge, awareness and practice of infection control by health care workers in the intensive care units of a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

MB Adegboye, S Zakari, BA Ahmed, GH Olufemi - African health sciences, 2018 - ajol.info
Background: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), one of the leading causes of, morbidity and
mortality, are common in developing countries. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus …

Nasal carriage, risk factors and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among healthcare workers in Adigrat and Wukro …

H Legese, AG Kahsay, A Kahsay, T Araya… - BMC research …, 2018 - Springer
Objective The aim of this study was to determine nasal carriage, risk factors and
antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care staff in a teaching hospital in …

OS Al-Humaidan, TA El-Kersh… - Saudi medical journal, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To investigate possible risk factors of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and
methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) nasal carriage associated with various health …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage amongst health care workers of critical care units in Kasturba Medical College Hospital …

M Radhakrishna, M D'Souza, S Kotigadde… - Journal of clinical and …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Outbreaks and prevalence of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) Nosocomial Infection (NI) among various populations have been well reported in …

Nasal Carriage of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Health Care Workers in Tertiary and Regional Hospitals in Dar es Salam, Tanzania

A Joachim, SJ Moyo, L Nkinda, M Majigo… - International journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among health care workers (HCWs)
increases the risk of spreading the organism in hospital settings. A cross‐sectional study …

[PDF][PDF] Handwashing practices amongst health workers in a teaching hospital

BA Alex-Hart, PI Opara - Am J Infect Dis, 2011 - researchgate.net
Problem statement: Hand washing with soap is an important means of preventing hospital
acquired infections. However the rate of hand washing with soap and water is unacceptably …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among the health care workers in a tertiary care hospital.

J Malini, SA Harle, M Padmavathy… - Journal of Clinical & …, 2012 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nosocomial
infection outbreaks and prevalence among various populations have been well reported in …

[PDF][PDF] A review of emerging methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): A growing threat to veterinarians

GA Umaru, J Kabir, NB Adamu, YA Umar - Nigerian Veterinary Journal, 2011 - ajol.info
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a grampositive bacterium that is
resistant to methicillin and many other β-lactam antimicrobials. It was discovered in 1961 in …

[HTML][HTML] Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage on the hands of healthcare workers: an assessment for hand hygiene practices

A Sharma, JM Kalita, VL Nag - … of Indian Society of Critical Care …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is capable of causing a
wide range of infections. Colonized healthcare workers (HCWs) and contaminated hand …