Persistence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in re-admitted patients
| Autor: | Calvin J Chiew, M.K. Win, Brenda Ang, A. Tan, Angela Chow, J.W. Lim, Hanley Jian An Ho |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus 0301 basic medicine Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors 030106 microbiology medicine.disease_cause Patient Readmission Persistence (computer science) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Older patients Risk Factors Internal medicine Humans Medicine Colonization 030212 general & internal medicine Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over business.industry MRSA colonization Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Staphylococcal Infections Infectious Diseases Carriage Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carrier State Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Hospital Infection. 100:350-354 |
| ISSN: | 0195-6701 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.04.001 |
| Popis: | A retrospective cohort study was conducted to investigate the duration and risk factors for persistence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization among known carriers who were re-admitted to hospital. MRSA carriage persisted in a high proportion of known carriers up to two years after their last date of discharge, and re-admission screening should be performed for at least this duration. A targeted screening approach should focus on older patients with a history of long inpatient stays, who are at higher risk of persistent carriage. Timely discharge planning is important in reducing the risk of persistent MRSA colonization among known carriers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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