Effective Surveillance to Identify the Surgical Patients Carrying Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on Admission in a Pediatric Ward

Autor: Yamamoto, Miki, Ohno, Koichi, Morotomi, Yoshiki, Satomi, Miwa, Sakae, Yukari, Suehiro, Shigefumi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Osaka City Medical Journal. 62(1):1-9
ISSN: 0030-6096
Popis: Background : To effectively detect surgical patients carrying methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a pediatric ward, we investigated who should be tested through bacteriological surveillance on admission. / Methods : In 1124 patients, bacteriological examination of throat swabs and stool samples was performed within 48 hours after admission. The relations between carrier rate (CR) of MRSA and a history of hospitalization, neurological disorder (ND), and age group were retrospectively investigated....
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