Prevalence and risk factors for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among emergency department workers and bacterial contamination on touch surfaces in Erciyes University Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey

Oguzkaya-Artan, MÜGE; BAYKAN, ZEYNEP; Artan, CEM; AVSAROGULLARI, ÖMER

doi:10.4314/ahs.v15i4.31

Prevalence and risk factors for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among emergency department workers and bacterial contamination on touch surfaces in Erciyes University Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey

Oguzkaya-Artan M., BAYKAN Z., Artan C., AVSAROGULLARI L.

AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES, vol.15, no.4, pp.1289-1294, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 15 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.4314/ahs.v15i4.31
Journal Name: AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1289-1294
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus, carriage, risk factors, health care workers, bacterial contamination, HEALTH-CARE WORKERS, MRSA, COLONIZATION
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) nasal carriage among emergency department (ED) workers, and bacterial contamination on hand-touch surfaces at ED.