Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Colonization and Its Association With Infection Among Infants Hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

2006168 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Yhu‐Chering Huang · Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Yi‐Hong Chou · Chang Gung Children's Hospital

Lin-Hui Su · Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Rey-In Lien · Chang Gung Children's Hospital

Tzou‐Yien Lin · Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Abstract

More than 40% of the hospitalized infants were colonized with methicillin-resistant S aureus during their stay in methicillin-resistant S aureus-endemic NICUs; this was associated significantly with methicillin-resistant S aureus infection. Most infants with methicillin-resistant S aureus infections had previous colonization with an indistinguishable strain.

Topics & Keywords

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 118, Issue 2, pp. 469-474

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0254

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