Prevalence and population structure of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in healthcare workers in a general population. The Tromsø Staph and Skin Study
SUMMARY Healthcare workers (HCWs) may be a reservoir for Staphylococcus aureus transmission to patients. We examined whether HCW status is associated with S. aureus nasal carriage and population structure ( spa types) in 1302 women (334 HCWs) and 977 men (71 HCWs) aged 30–69 years participating in t...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0950268812000465 2024-10-13T14:11:08+00:00 Prevalence and population structure of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in healthcare workers in a general population. The Tromsø Staph and Skin Study OLSEN, K. SANGVIK, M. SIMONSEN, G. S. SOLLID, J. U. E. SUNDSFJORD, A. THUNE, I. FURBERG, A.-S. 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268812000465 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0950268812000465 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Epidemiology and Infection volume 141, issue 1, page 143-152 ISSN 0950-2688 1469-4409 journal-article 2012 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268812000465 2024-09-18T04:04:09Z SUMMARY Healthcare workers (HCWs) may be a reservoir for Staphylococcus aureus transmission to patients. We examined whether HCW status is associated with S. aureus nasal carriage and population structure ( spa types) in 1302 women (334 HCWs) and 977 men (71 HCWs) aged 30–69 years participating in the population-based Tromsø Study in 2007–2008. Multivariable logistic regression models were used. While no methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was isolated, overall, 26·2% of HCWs and 26·0% of non-HCWs were S. aureus nasal carriers. For women overall and women residing with children, the odds ratios for nasal carriage were 1·54 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1·09–2·19] and 1·86 (95% CI 1·14–3·04), respectively, in HCWs compared to non-HCWs. Moreover, HCWs vs . non-HCWs had a 2·17 and 3·16 times higher risk of spa types t012 and t015, respectively. This supports the view that HCWs have an increased risk of S. aureus nasal carriage depending on gender, family status and spa type. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tromsø Cambridge University Press Tromsø Epidemiology and Infection 141 1 143 152 |
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SUMMARY Healthcare workers (HCWs) may be a reservoir for Staphylococcus aureus transmission to patients. We examined whether HCW status is associated with S. aureus nasal carriage and population structure ( spa types) in 1302 women (334 HCWs) and 977 men (71 HCWs) aged 30–69 years participating in the population-based Tromsø Study in 2007–2008. Multivariable logistic regression models were used. While no methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was isolated, overall, 26·2% of HCWs and 26·0% of non-HCWs were S. aureus nasal carriers. For women overall and women residing with children, the odds ratios for nasal carriage were 1·54 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1·09–2·19] and 1·86 (95% CI 1·14–3·04), respectively, in HCWs compared to non-HCWs. Moreover, HCWs vs . non-HCWs had a 2·17 and 3·16 times higher risk of spa types t012 and t015, respectively. This supports the view that HCWs have an increased risk of S. aureus nasal carriage depending on gender, family status and spa type. |
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OLSEN, K. SANGVIK, M. SIMONSEN, G. S. SOLLID, J. U. E. SUNDSFJORD, A. THUNE, I. FURBERG, A.-S. Prevalence and population structure of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in healthcare workers in a general population. The Tromsø Staph and Skin Study |
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OLSEN, K. SANGVIK, M. SIMONSEN, G. S. SOLLID, J. U. E. SUNDSFJORD, A. THUNE, I. FURBERG, A.-S. |
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Prevalence and population structure of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in healthcare workers in a general population. The Tromsø Staph and Skin Study |
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Prevalence and population structure of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in healthcare workers in a general population. The Tromsø Staph and Skin Study |
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Prevalence and population structure of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in healthcare workers in a general population. The Tromsø Staph and Skin Study |
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Prevalence and population structure of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in healthcare workers in a general population. The Tromsø Staph and Skin Study |
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Prevalence and population structure of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in healthcare workers in a general population. The Tromsø Staph and Skin Study |
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prevalence and population structure of staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in healthcare workers in a general population. the tromsø staph and skin study |
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