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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2002, p. 2594-2597, Vol. 40, No. 7
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2594-2597.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Differences between Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Medical and Nonmedical Hospital Personnel

Christian Cespedes,1 Maureen Miller,2 Bianca Quagliarello,1 Peter Vavagiakis,3 Robert S. Klein,4 and Franklin D. Lowy1,5*

Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicinethe,1 Department of Pathology, College of Physicians & Surgeons,5 Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University,2 Panna Technologies, Inc.,3 Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York4

Received 31 January 2002/ Returned for modification 12 March 2002/ Accepted 1 April 2002

It is unclear whether the levels of Staphylococcus aureus colonization of hospital personnel with patient exposure are increased or whether personnel become colonized with more antibiotic-resistant strains. Differences in nasal and hand carriage of S. aureus between medical and nonmedical hospital personnel were examined. No differences in nasal carriage between the two groups were found; however, there was a trend that suggested differences in the rates of hand carriage of S. aureus (18% of nonmedical personnel and 10% of medical personnel). Medical personnel were colonized with more antibiotic-resistant isolates than nonmedical personnel (mean, 2.8 versus 2.1 isolates [P < 0.03]), and the strain profiles indicated that they tended to be more clonal in origin, suggesting that exposure to hospital isolates alters the colonization profile.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Infectious Diseases, Box 82, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 West 168th St., New York, NY 10032. Phone: (212) 305-5787. Fax: (212) 305-5794. E-mail: fl189{at}columbia.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2002, p. 2594-2597, Vol. 40, No. 7
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2594-2597.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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