@article{4a6fa323982a4ddaadb400d5499fd0af,
title = "Impact of colonization pressure and strain type on methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus transmission in children",
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.",
keywords = "Colonization pressure, Healthcare-associated infections, Intensive care unit, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Transmission",
author = "Popoola, {Victor O.} and Carroll, {Karen C.} and Tracy Ross and Reich, {Nicholas G.} and Perl, {Trish M.} and Milstone, {Aaron M.}",
note = "Funding Information: Financial support. This work was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (1 K23 AI081752-03 to A. M. M.). Funding Information: Potential conflicts of interest. K. C. C. serves on the scientific advisory boards of NanoMR and Quidel and has received grant support from Curetis and Nanosphere. T. M. P. receives grant support from Sage Products, MedImmune, and Merck, was on advisory boards for Hospira and Pfizer, and has received travel expenses from bioM{\'e}rieux. A. M. M. has received grant support from Sage Products and bioM{\'e}rieux. All other authors report no potential conflicts.",
year = "2013",
month = nov,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1093/cid/cit542",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "57",
pages = "1458--1460",
journal = "Clinical Infectious Diseases",
issn = "1058-4838",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "10",
}