Foreign Adopted Children Are a Source of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Transmission to Countries With Low Prevalence

We report a 13.0% prevalence rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers in foreign adopted children, who are frequently hospitalized within the first year after arrival. Hospitalization in the country of origin and special need status are no significant risk factors for MRSA...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2012-06, Vol.31 (6), p.655-658
Hauptverfasser:	Hagleitner, Melanie M, Mascini, Ellen M, van Berkel, Saskia, Bosman, Janneke, Mulder, Jaap C, van Setten, Petra A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adoption Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Carrier State - epidemiology Carrier State - microbiology Carrier State - transmission Child Child, Preschool Emigration and Immigration Female Health Personnel Human bacterial diseases Humans Infant Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Prevalence Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology Staphylococcal Infections - transmission Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a 13.0% prevalence rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers in foreign adopted children, who are frequently hospitalized within the first year after arrival. Hospitalization in the country of origin and special need status are no significant risk factors for MRSA colonization. Healthcare workers are overrepresented among their adoptive parents. These children represent a potential source of MRSA transmission into the healthcare system.
ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/INF.0b013e3182535dc6