Decrease in the prevalence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization of children admitted to driscoll children's hospital

Mekam T. Okoye; Kolawole Sofowora; Amar Singh; Jaime Fergie

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000002116

Decrease in the prevalence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization of children admitted to driscoll children's hospital

Mekam T. Okoye, Kolawole Sofowora, Amar Singh, Jaime Fergie

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Abstract

Compared with a similar 2005 study, this 2016 study showed a significant decrease from 22% to 3% in the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in children admitted to our facility. Of the sampled 360 children, 21% were colonized with S. aureus and 14% of those isolates were methicillin-resistant S. aureus, whereas 61% of the isolates in 2005 were methicillin-resistant S. aureus.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e34-e36
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	38
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000002116
State	Published - Feb 1 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Children
Methicillin-resistant
Nasal colonization
Staphylococcus aureus

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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