Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50350#.VDsk-lfHRK0 Author(s) Alan Lee Gillen , Whitney O. Daycock , Andrew Serafin Affiliation(s) Department of Biology & Chemistry, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, USA . ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of disease, particularly in colonized persons. Although methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infections have become increasingly reported, population- based studies of students preparing for the health professions having S. aureus and MRSA colonization are lacking. We have found that students in microbiology classes having more contact with individuals in a healthcare setting are more likely to carry MRSA in their nares and axil...
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