Molecular subtyping of multiresistant community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  A total of 550 subjects from the community and 190 subjects from health care-related facilities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were evaluated for the prevalence of nasalStaphylococcus aureus colonization and to identify risk factors associated with S. aureusand methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) colonization. Among the community subjects,1% had nasal MRSA colonization. Subjects from health...