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Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the ratio of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the risk factors among 1500 subjects including 689 hospital staff, 609 inpatients, and 202 outpatients in Ankara Training and Research Hospital. Materials and Methods: Nasal swabs were obtained from hospital staff, inpatients and outpatients, which were then inoculatedinto mannitol-salt agar, oxacillin resistance screening agar base (ORSAB), and chromogenic MRSA agar media, respectively. Methicillin resistance was confirmed with cefoxitin disk by the disk-diffusion test. In statistical analyses, the Chi-square and the Kruskal Wall is tests were used, considering p< 0.05 value statistically significant. Results: MRSA nasal carriage rate was determined 3.03%, 9.03% and 3.96% in hospital staff, inpatients and outpatients, respectively. The rate of nasal carriage of MRSA amongst doctors, nurses and auxiliary health personnel was 1.36%, 1.735% and 5.06% respectively.
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