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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Frequency of nasal carriage of

Muhammad Kashif Salman, Muhammad Sohail Ashraf, Sumaira Iftikhar, Mirza Ahmad Raza Baig

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Muhammad Kashif SalmanMuhammad Kashif Salman, MBBS, FCPS (Pediatrics Resident), Nishtar Medical University/Hospital Multan, Pakistan.
Muhammad Sohail AshrafMuhammad Sohail Ashraf, MBBS, Nishtar Medical University/Hospital Multan, Pakistan.
Sumaira IftikharSumaira Iftikhar, MBBS, FCPS (Gynecology), Nishtar Medical University/Hospital Multan, Pakistan.
Mirza Ahmad Raza BaigMirza Ahmad Raza Baig, B.Sc (Hons), Clinical Perfusion Specialist, Cardiac Center at Hail Region, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Nishtar Medical College and Hospital · PKUniversity of Ha'il · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine the frequency of

methodsWe included 225 HCWs including laboratory staff, doctors, nurses and paramedical staff in this cross-sectional study. The study was conducted in Nishtar medical university/Hospital Multan. The study duration was July-2016 to April-2017. HCWs having no signs of infections and any other systemic disease were included in this study. We used sterile nasal swab sticks for sample collection for determination of

resultsThere were 65.3% (147) female participants and only 34.7% (78) male participants.

conclusionPrevalence of MRSA and MSSA is high among HCWs in Pakistan. Amikacin, vancomycin and clindamycin have high sensitivity for MRSA and can be used for empirical treatment of MRSA in suspected patients.

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Health Care WorkersMethicillin resistance staphylococcus aureusNasal carriage

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PMID30344572
PMCPMC6191800
OpenAlexW2893479600

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