Postdischarge surveillance to identify subsequent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in colonized children

Sonali Advani; Arnab Sengupta; Aaron M. Milstone

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.12.016

Postdischarge surveillance to identify subsequent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in colonized children

Sonali Advani, Arnab Sengupta, Aaron M. Milstone

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Some hospitals screen and identify high risk patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization. We performed postdischarge surveillance, including a telephone survey, and estimated a 9.5% incidence of infection in MRSA-colonized children in the year following discharge. Interventions are needed to reduce MRSA infections in colonized children after hospital discharge.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	939-941
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	41
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2012.12.016
State	Published - Oct 2013

Keywords

Colonization
MRSA
Postdischarge follow-up
Surveillance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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Postdischarge surveillance to identify subsequent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in colonized children

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