MRSA prevalence in a teaching hospital in Western Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in our institution.

Methods: A 5-day period prevalence study of all adult and pediatric patients. Excluded areas were the adult intensive care unit (screened on admission and weekly thereafter), the outpatient hemodialysis population (screened monthly), and newborns.