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Risk Factors for Persistent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Children with Multiple Intensive Care Unit Admissions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Victor O. Popoola ,
Pranita Tamma ,
Nicholas G. Reich ,
Trish M. Perl  and
Aaron M. Milstone
Victor O. Popoola
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Pranita Tamma
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Nicholas G. Reich
Affiliation:
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
Trish M. Perl
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
Aaron M. Milstone*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
*
Johns Hopkins Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 200 North Wolfe Street, Rubenstein 3141, Baltimore, MD 21287 ([email protected]).
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Abstract

We studied methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-colonized children with multiple intensive care unit (ICU) admissions to assess the persistence of MRSA colonization. Our data found that children with more than 1 year between ICU admissions had a higher prevalence of MRSA colonization than the overall ICU population, which supports empirical contact precautions for children with previous MRSA colonization.

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Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 7 , July 2013 , pp. 748 - 750
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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