Incidence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Carriage Rates in Resident Physicians

University of Oklahoma30 enrolled

Overview

One hundred new residents will be recruited prior to the start of residency and followed prospectively for a year. Monthly nasal swabs will be performed to identify colonization with methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).The proportion of study subjects colonized with MRSA at the end of 1 year will be calculated.

This is a prospective observational study looking at the incidence of MRSA colonization. New residents will be monitored every month with nasal swabs.We would like to elucidate factors responsible for MRSA colonization in healthcare workers.We would like to see if health care workers who are colonized spontaneously cleared MRSA and if there was any factors involved. Nasal swabs will be plated on the spot by trained individuals and the plates then incubated for 48 hours. Plates will be read by microbiologist after incubation.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

MRSA Colonization

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 25 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Study subjects will be newly appointed residents at the OU medical center Exclusion Criteria: * Previous MRSA infection * Current use of mupirocin

Locations (1)

Oklahoma University health science center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To detect an increase in MRSA nasal carriage rate among newly appointed residents after 1 year of regular patient contact.

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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