Staphylococcus aureus carriage in selected kindergartens in Klang Valley

• Main Authors: Mohamed, Nurul Azmawati, Ramli, Shalinawati, Zulkifli Amin, Nur Natasha, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Shahida, Isahak, Ilina, Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura, Mohammed Salleh, Nooriah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2016
• Subjects: Staphylococcus aureus; children; Nasal colonisation
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/12081

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 estimate...