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Article: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Carriage Rates and Characterization of Students in a Texas University

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July 1, 2009
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the carriage rates of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a university student population and describe risk factors associated with the carriage of each.

DESIGN: Cross-sectional study (N = 203). Institutional Review Board approval was obtained from Texas State University-San Marcos.

SETTING: Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, TX.

PARTICIPANTS: Two-hundred and three university student samples were collected from December 2007 to July 2008.

INTERVENTIONS: None indicated.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The sample set was screened for S. aureus and MRSA identification by standard microbiological techniques and confirmed by ...

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