Prevalence of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Carriage in Three Populations

Abstract

There were no differences in the prevalences of MSSA or MRSA between healthcare worker and nonhealthcare worker households. Pets and people colonized with S. aureus were as likely to be colonized with MRSA. Colonization of a person and their pet with the same strain of MRSA was rare.