Staphylococcus aureus screening: Surveillance data of five years

Tosun A. I., GÜVEN Ö., Sever C.

Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica, cilt.34, sa.1, ss.59-62, 2018 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Dergi Adı: Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.59-62
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), Staphylococcus aureus, Surveillance data
  • İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of the study is to investigate the status of nasal MRSA colonization in patients admitted to Istanbul Medipol University Hospital over a 5-year period. The MRSA nasal carriage prevalence was found to be 5.32%. The results indicate that there was an increase in 2014 and 2015 but since then there has been a steady decrease.