| Literature DB >> 23943821 |
Victor O Popoola1, Karen C Carroll, Tracy Ross, Nicholas G Reich, Trish M Perl, Aaron M Milstone.
Abstract
We studied the transmissibility of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) and healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (HA-MRSA) strains and the association of MRSA colonization pressure and MRSA transmission in critically ill children. Importantly, we found that in hospitalized children MRSA colonization pressure above 10% increases the risk of MRSA transmission 3-fold, and CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA strains have similar transmission dynamics.Entities:
Keywords: colonization pressure; healthcare-associated infections; intensive care unit; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; transmission
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23943821 PMCID: PMC3805173 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit542
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079