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

The Incidence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Nasal Carriage Among Resident Physicians

Status

Terminated

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00929435

Enrollment

Registered

2009-06-29

Start date

2009-06-30

Completion date

2012-01-31

Last updated

2012-04-09

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Conditions

MRSA Colonization

Keywords

MRSA, Contact isolation, Incidence

Brief summary

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.

Detailed description

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.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

25 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Study subjects will be newly appointed residents at the OU medical center

Exclusion criteria

* Previous MRSA infection * Current use of mupirocin

Design outcomes

Primary

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

Countries

United States

Outcome results