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Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: Which Sequence Types Do Orthopedic Surgical Healthcare Workers Carry?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Inge Skråmm ,
Aina Elisabeth Fossum Moen ,
Kjetil Alm-Kristiansen  and
Geir Bukholm
Inge Skråmm*
Affiliation:
Institute of Clinical Epidemiology and Molecular Biology, Akershus University Hospital, Lorenskog, Norway Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, Lorenskog, Norway
Aina Elisabeth Fossum Moen
Affiliation:
Institute of Clinical Epidemiology and Molecular Biology, Akershus University Hospital, Lorenskog, Norway
Kjetil Alm-Kristiansen
Affiliation:
Institute of Clinical Epidemiology and Molecular Biology, Akershus University Hospital, Lorenskog, Norway
Geir Bukholm
Affiliation:
Institute of Clinical Epidemiology and Molecular Biology, Akershus University Hospital, Lorenskog, Norway
*
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, N-1478 Lorenskog, Norway (inge.skramm@medisin.uio.no)
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Abstract

Using sequence typing methods, we found that healthcare workers on our orthopedic surgery unit were persistent carriers of a limited number of sequence types of Staphylococcus aureus for a limited time. Multilocus sequence typing characterized 3 clonal complexes that accounted for more than 80% of the clonal complexes identified.

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Concise Communication
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 28 , Issue 6 , June 2007 , pp. 737 - 739
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2007

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