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    Hand and Nasal Carriage of Discordant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates among Urban Jail Detainees
    Zychowski, Diana L.; David, Michael Z.; Siegel, Jane D.; Leos, Greg; Henderson, Janet; Lo, Kaming; Iwuora, Jerry; Taylor, Alexis R.; Porsa, Esmaell; Boyle-Vavra, Susan; Daum, Robert S. (American Society for Microbiology, 2014-09)
    In 928 Dallas County Jail detainees, nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus was found in 32.8% (26.5% methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus [MSSA] and 6.3% methicillin-resistant S. aureus [MRSA]), and hand carriage was found in 24.9% (20.7% MSSA and 4.1% MRSA). Among MRSA nasal carriers, 41% had hand MRSA carriage; 29% with hand MRSA carriage had no nasal S. aureus carriage. The prevalence of carriage was not associated with duration of the jail stay up to 180 days.