Staphylococcus aureus carriage in selected kindergartens in Klang Valley

• Main Authors: Mohamed @ Abd Aziz, Nurul Azmawati, Ramli, Shalinawati, Zulkifli Amin, Nur Natasha, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Shahida, Che Isahak, Che Ilina, Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura, Mohammed Salleh, Nooriah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56861/1/Staphylococcus%20aureus%20carriage%20in%20selected%20kindergartens%20in%20Klang%20Valley.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56861/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2016/v71n2/index.html

Introduction: Nasal colonisation of S. aureus in healthy children was 18% to 30%. One to three percent of them were colonised by Methicillin-resistant Staphlycoccus aureus (MRSA). Although MRSA infection has become increasingly reported, population-based S. aureus and MRSA colonisation estimates are...