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Comparison of Staphylococcus aureus carriage and skin infection rates in hospital and office employees

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Claes Henning ,
Ulla Hillborgh ,
Kerstin Lindvall ,
Ole Marqvardsen ,
John Sellers ,
Staffan Wåhlin  and
Ulrika Ransjö
Claes Henning
Affiliation:
Departments of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Sundsvall County Hospital, Sundsvall
Ulla Hillborgh
Affiliation:
Departments of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Sundsvall County Hospital, Sundsvall
Kerstin Lindvall
Affiliation:
Departments of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Sundsvall County Hospital, Sundsvall
Ole Marqvardsen
Affiliation:
Departments of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Sundsvall County Hospital, Sundsvall
John Sellers
Affiliation:
Departments of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Sundsvall County Hospital, Sundsvall
Staffan Wåhlin
Affiliation:
Departments of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Sundsvall County Hospital, Sundsvall
Ulrika Ransjö
Affiliation:
Institute of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
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The incidence of Staphylococcus aureus in the nose, throat and superficial wound infections of 99 office staff, 129 psychiatry staff and 115 surgical staff was studied over a 4-week period with the purpose of assessing the potential risk to hospital personnel of staphylococcal infection. Incidence rates, both average and cumulative, were essentially similar in the three groups but certain differences in the ecology of the staphylococcal phage groups were observed. Surgical staff appeared to have a more labile pattern of carriage. As in other Scandinavian studies throat carriage rates were high. Staphylococcal carriage seems largely to depend on individual characteristics rather than environmental factors.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 83 , Issue 3 , December 1979 , pp. 437 - 444
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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