A multicenter, cross-sectional study on the prevalence and risk factors for nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus in patients admitted to children's hospitals in Switzerland.

Autoria(s): Datta F.; Erb T.; Heininger U.; Gervaix A.; Schaad U.B.; Berger C.; Vaudaux B.; Aebi C.; Hitzler M.; Kind C.; Gnehm H.E.; Frei R.; Pediatric Infectious Disease Group Switzerland Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Study Group
Data(s)

2008
Resumo

The rate of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and associated risk factors were determined in a cross-sectional study involving Swiss children's hospitals. S. aureus was isolated in 562 of 1363 cases. In a stepwise multivariate analysis, the variables age, duration of antibiotic use, and hospitalization of a household member were independently associated with carriage of S. aureus.
Identificador

http://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_B86734E6E80B

isbn:1537-6591 (Electronic)

pmid:18715155

doi:10.1086/591700

isiid:000259038400011
Idioma(s)

en
Fonte

Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 47, no. 7, pp. 923-926
Palavras-Chave #Adolescent; Anti-Bacterial Agents/adverse effects; Carrier State/epidemiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Family Characteristics; Female; Hospitalization; Hospitals, Pediatric; Humans; Infant; Male; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Multivariate Analysis; Nasal Mucosa/microbiology; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Staphylococcal Infections/epidemiology; Switzerland/epidemiology
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

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