The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on a burn trauma unit.
The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on a burn trauma unit.
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烧伤病房耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌的流行病学。
DOI:
10.1086/668032
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
Herwaldt,Loreen
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
Schweizer,Marin;Ward,Melissa;Cobb,Sandra;McDanel,Jennifer;Leder,Laurie;Wibbenmeyer,Lucy;Latenser,Barbara;Diekema,Daniel;Herwaldt,Loreen
ObjectiveWe assessed the frequency and relatedness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates to determine whether healthcare workers, the environment, or admitted patients could be a reservoir for MRSA on a burn trauma unit (BTU). We also assessed risk factors for MRSA colonization among BTU patients.DesignProspective cohort study and surveillance for MRSA carriage.SettingBTU of a Midwestern academic medical center.Patients and ParticipantsPatients admitted to a BTU from February 2009 through January 2010 and healthcare workers on this unit during the same time period.MethodsSamples for MRSA culture were collected on admission from the nares and wounds of all BTU patients. We also had collected culture samples from the throat, axilla, antecubital fossa, groin, and perianal area of 12 patients per month. Samples collected from healthcare workers' nares and from environmental sites were cultured quarterly. MRSA isolates were typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.ResultsOf 144 patients, 24 (17%) carried MRSA in their nares on admission. Male sex (odds ratio [OR], 5.51; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.25–24.30), admission for necrotizing fasciitis (OR, 7.66; 95% CI, 1.64–35.81), and MRSA colonization of a site other than the nares (OR, 23.40; 95% CI, 6.93–79.01) were independent predictors of MRSA nasal carriage. Cultures of samples collected from 4 healthcare workers and 4 environmental cultures had positive results. Two patients were colonized with strains that were indistinguishable from strains collected from a healthcare worker or the environment.ConclusionsPatients were a major reservoir for MRSA. Infection control efforts should focus on preventing transmission of MRSA from patients who are MRSA carriers to other patients on the unit.
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DOI:
10.1530/jrf.0.0050083
发表时间:
1963
期刊:
Journal of reproduction and fertility
影响因子:
--
作者:
O. Venge
通讯作者:
O. Venge
影响因子:
2.2
作者:
B. Murphy;W. Humphrey;S. L. Shepstone
通讯作者:
S. L. Shepstone
DOI:
10.3109/01485018108987539
发表时间:
1981
期刊:
Archives of andrology
影响因子:
--
作者:
L. Ellis;M. D. Groesbeck;C. Farr;R. Tesi
通讯作者:
R. Tesi
影响因子:
1.2
作者:
B. Weman
通讯作者:
B. Weman
影响因子:
4.1
作者:
M. S. Krieger;J. Morrell;D. Pfaff
通讯作者:
D. Pfaff