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.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis
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Carrier State / epidemiology
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Carrier State / microbiology*
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Cross Infection / epidemiology*
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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Female
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Femoral Neck Fractures / microbiology*
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Femoral Neck Fractures / surgery
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France / epidemiology
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Housing / classification
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Humans
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Male
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Nasal Mucosa / microbiology*
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Nursing Homes
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Prevalence
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology*
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Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology
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Vancomycin / pharmacology
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Vancomycin