PREVALENCE OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS NASAL CARRIAGE IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO DRISCOLL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
- 1 May 2006
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Vol. 25 (5) , 459-461
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.inf.0000215228.25382.bd
Abstract
A nasal swab specimen was collected for culture within 48 hours of admission and a questionnaire was completed using a convenience sample of 350 patients admitted to Driscoll Children's Hospital between February 15 and March 15, 2005. Of the 350 patients enrolled, 125 (36%) patients were colonized with Staphylococcus. aureus and 76 (61%) of the 125 S. aureus isolates were methicillin-resistant.Keywords
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