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8233647

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-12-9
pubmed:abstractText
With the aim of improving the prevention of Staphylococcus aureus infections in hemodialysis patients, an evaluation of S. aureus nasal carriage was carried out at the hemodialysis center of CHU-Rouen between the 1st of January, 1991 and the 30th of June, 1991. The S. aureus strains were classified according to their antibiotypes, serotypes and lysotypes. The carriage rate appears to be similar to that of the general population but inferior to what has been previously reported in hemodialysis centers. We report our findings on nasal carriage strains. The risk of infection is low. The standards of hygiene, adopted by hospital personnel, seem to be effective although cross colonization may have possibly occurred. Taking into account the different epidemiologic circumstances encountered in each hemodialysis center it is, therefore, necessary to determine the rate of carriage and identify the personnel at risk (persistent carriers, patients with a previous history of S. aureus septicemia, meti-R strains) in order to implement prophylaxis accordingly to epidemic characteristics of each center.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0369-8114
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
428-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
[Evaluation of the carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in patients and the personnel of a hemodialysis center for the prevention of infections].
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU, Rouen, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract