Are Medical Students and Interns at Risk of Acquiring Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)?

• Main Authors: Christy Vijay (Author), Pretesh R Kiran (Author), Savitha Nagaraj (Author), N S Srikanth (Author), Rajitha K (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medsci Publications, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: MRSA is conventionally considered as a nosocomial pathogen (though of late it is seen in the community). It is a pathogen which can infect patients and be carried innocuously, most commonly on the hands and for a longer duration in the anterior nares. This study was done on Medical Stu...