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. 2004 Jun;25(6):515-7.
doi: 10.1086/502432.

Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among patients with femoral neck fractures: implication for antibiotic prophylaxis

Jacques Merrer  1 , Georges Pisica-Donose, Michel Leneveu, François Pauthier
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Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among patients with femoral neck fractures: implication for antibiotic prophylaxis

Jacques Merrer et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

Fifteen (8.4%) of 179 patients admitted with femoral neck fractures carried MRSA. Among 96 patients admitted from their homes, only 2 (2%) were carriers, whereas 13 (15.6%) of 83 patients from nursing or residential homes or long-term-care facilities were colonized (P = .001). Routine prophylaxis with vancomycin is recommended in the latter group.

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