How Often Do Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers Cause Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusOutbreaks? A Systematic Evaluation
- 1 October 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 27 (10), 1123-1127
- https://doi.org/10.1086/507922
Abstract
A systematic search was performed to identify outbreaks of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusinfection and colonization caused by healthcare workers (HCWs). Of 191 outbreaks identified, 11 had strong epidemiological evidence that HCWs were the source. In 3 of these outbreaks, asymptomatic carriers were the cause. The frequent practice of screening asymptomatic HCWs should be reconsidered.Keywords
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