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, cilt.15, sa.4, ss.1289-1294, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.4314/ahs.v15i4.31
Dergi Adı: AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1289-1294
Anahtar Kelimeler: Staphylococcus aureus, carriage, risk factors, health care workers, bacterial contamination, HEALTH-CARE WORKERS, MRSA, COLONIZATION
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.