Prevalence of methicillin sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among German emergency medical providers

• Main Authors: Weiss, Aaron (Author), Kramer, Axel (Author), Taube, Robert (Author), Mattner, Frauke (Author), Premke, Katrin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Health care workers (HCW) in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) frequently come into contact with carriers of methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant (MRSA) strains and may acquire and transmit them to patients. However, there is little data on MSSA and MRSA colonization o...