nasal carriage

Carriage of Drug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Anterior Nares of a Healthy Student Population

Kome Otokunefor, Martina Emeonye & Glory Odion · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Aims: This study set out to explore Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage rates in University student populations and determine possible effects of consistent contact with hospital environment, on carriage levels. Introduction: Nasal carriage of S. aureus (the second most common h...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/31754

Prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Health Care Workers in Tripoli Hospital, Libya

Basma Doro, Wajdi M. Zawia, Fadia Mohamed Gafri, Otman H. Abogress, Milad Salem Al. Habishi & Alhdi M. Zawia · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Aims: Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of community and a hospital infection, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is a common nosocomial infection pathogen, its resistance to multiple antibiotics has made it difficult to control. Healthcare workers are the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24090