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Background and Design.- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is a major nosocomial pathogen. Regarding to recent reports, strains of MRSA, which had been largely confined to hospitals and long-term care facilities, are also emerging in the community. Several studies of S.aureus carriage has been performed among different groups of health care workers or among healthy individuals. However, other close relatives of the patients may act as a reservoir in S.aureus transmission to others. In this study, we investigated the hand and nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant S.aureus among patients. accomplices and visitors to determine the role in the epidemiology of infection. The study group is appearently healthy non hospital workers who have temporarily been in the hospital somehow in relation with patients at risk.

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