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The spread of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has caused problems in most hospitals in the United Kingdom in the past decade. 1 The extent to which the community serves as a reservoir for MRSA is unknown despite the growing recognition of MRSA as a community pathogen in various countries. 2 We investigated the prevalence of nasal carriage of MRSA in a sample of people aged 65 and over who live in their own homes and represent the elderly population in the Greater Nottingham Health District, where MRSA is endemic in hospitals.
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