transmission of S aureus to patients, with the caveat that their knowledge of standard infection control measures is poor during the early years of clinical practice, raising the possibility of transmission during this period. Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was isolated in two preclinical students.Our findings emphasise the importance of education on standard infection control measures in medical schools as part of global and national action plans to address antimicrobial resistance. 4,5 Further studies are needed to determine the role of S aureus nasal colonisation in medical students in nosocomial transmission.We declare no competing interests. FC-T is founded by a FPU PhD scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (FPU15/01930).
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