The role of patients and healthcare workers Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in occurrence of surgical site infection among patients admitted in two centers in Tanzania

ConclusionA significant proportion of patients acquiredS. aureus during hospitalization. The finding of more than 90% ofS. aureus SSI to be of endogenous source underscores the need of improving infection prevention and control measures including screening and decolonization of high risk patients.
Source: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research