Risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus colonization among health care workers in pediatrics departments

Risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus colonization among health care workers in pediatrics departments

Risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) were evaluated for 178 health care workers from a public hospital pediatrics department in Brazil. Colonization rates were 33.1% for S aureus and 5.1% for MRSA. Risk factors for S aureus colonization differed from those...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of infection control 2014-08, Vol.42 (8), p.918-920
Hauptverfasser: Gomes, Ivete Martins, MD, MSc, Marlow, Mariel Asbury, PhD, MPH, Pinheiro, Marcos Gabriel, MSc, Freitas, Maria de Fátima Nogueira de, BS, Fonseca, Fernanda Fernandes, MD, Cardoso, Claudete Aparecida Araújo, MD, PhD, Aguiar-Alves, Fábio, PhD
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Brazil - epidemiology
Carrier State - epidemiology
Carrier State - microbiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
Female
General aspects
Health Personnel
Hospitals, Pediatric
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical personnel
Medical sciences
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
Middle Aged
Occupational health
Pediatrics
Risk Factors
Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections
Staphylococcus infections
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) were evaluated for 178 health care workers from a public hospital pediatrics department in Brazil. Colonization rates were 33.1% for S aureus and 5.1% for MRSA. Risk factors for S aureus colonization differed from those for MRSA. Results suggest nurses with prolonged pediatric patient contact in inpatient units are at higher risk for MRSA colonization.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.05.009