Skin and Environmental Contamination with Methicillin-Resistant Staphybcoccus aureus among Carriers Identified Clinically versus through Active Surveillance

In a prospective study involving 115 patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nares carriage, we found that skin and environmental contamination with methicillinresistant S. aureus was as likely among individuals whose 5. aureus carriage was identified only through active surveillan...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2009-05, Vol.48 (10), p.1423-1428
Main Authors: Chang, Shelley, Sethi, Ajay K., Eckstein, Brittany C., Stiefel, Usha, Cadnum, Jennifer L., Donskey, Curtis J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brief Reports
Environmental disorders
Environmental health
Environmental surveillance
Infections
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
P values
Patient surveillance
Predisposing factors
Skin
Staphylococcus aureus
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Summary:In a prospective study involving 115 patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nares carriage, we found that skin and environmental contamination with methicillinresistant S. aureus was as likely among individuals whose 5. aureus carriage was identified only through active surveillance as it was among those individuals whose S. aureus carriage was identified clinically, which suggests that strategies to limit transmission must address colonized patients, as well as infected patients.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/598505