Prevalence of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>nasal colonization among patients at the time of admission to the hospital

Abstract

MRSA nasal colonization of patients on admission to hospital is low in this region. The screening of every new admission would not be cost effective, but patients transferred form other institutions should be screened for MRSA. Standard infection control precautions should be strictly implemented to prevent the spread and control of MRSA infections.