Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization among pediatric health care workers from different outpatient settings

Publié le 20 novembre 2013 • Catégorie(s) : En accès libre, Infections nosocomiales •

Auteur Lilly Cheng Immergluck
Auteur Sarah W Satola
Auteur Shabnam Jain
Auteur Courtney McCracken
Auteur J Renee’ Watson
Auteur Trisha Chan
Auteur Traci Leong
Auteur Edward Gottlieb
Auteur Robert C Jerris
Publication American journal of infection control
ISSN 1527-3296
Date Feb 20, 2013
Résumé Staphylococcus aureus colonization rates in pediatric health care workers from different types of outpatient settings were determined from December 2008 through May 2010. Colonization rates for Staphylococcus aureus and, specifically, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rates were similar to the rates that have been reported for the general population. The predominant MRSA pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type associated with colonization in these health care workers is not MRSA USA300.