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.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_B86734E6E80B
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
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.
Journal
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Working group(s)
Pediatric Infectious Disease Group Switzerland Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Study Group
Contributor(s)
Datta F., Erb T., Heininger U., Schaad UB., Gervaix A., Myers C., Posfay-Barbe K., Berger C., Nadal D., Vaudaux B., Aebi C., Duppenthaler A., Hitzler M., Desgrandchamps D., Kind C., Vogt H., Gnehm HE., Frei R., Bianchetti M.
ISSN
1537-6591 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1058-4838
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2008
Volume
47
Number
7
Pages
923-926
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Multicenter Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
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.
Keywords
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
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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