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

Stopped early

Conditions studied: MRSA Colonization

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00929435

Run by

University of Oklahoma

People needed

30

Starts

2009-06-01

Expected to finish

2012-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-04-09

Who can join

Age: 25 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

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

You may not qualify if…

• Previous MRSA infection
• Current use of mupirocin

Where it is running

• Oklahoma University health science center — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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