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Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage Among Patients With Femoral Neck Fractures Implication for Antibiotic Prophylaxis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Jacques Merrer ,
Georges Pisica-Donose ,
Michel Leneveu  and
François Pauthier
Jacques Merrer*
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Infection Control Unit, France
Georges Pisica-Donose
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Medical Information Unit, France
Michel Leneveu
Affiliation:
Microbiology Laboratory, France
François Pauthier
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hôpital Intercommunal de Poissy/St Germain-en-Laye, France
*
Unite d'Hygiene, Hôpital de Poissy/St. Germain-en-Laye, 10 Rue du Champ-Gaillard, 78303 Poissy, France
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Abstract

Fifteen (8.4%) of 179 patients admitted with femoral neck fractures carried MRSA Among 96 patients admitted from their homes, only 2 (2%) were carriers, whereas 13 (15.6%) of 83 patients from nursing or residential homes or long-term-care facilities were colonized (P = .001). Routine prophylaxis with vancomycin is recommended in the latter group.

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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 25 , Issue 6 , June 2004 , pp. 515 - 517
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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