2304. Decreased Incidence of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) Infections after Implementation of Routine Surveillance and Decolonization in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infection, including bloodstream infection (BSI), in NICUs. In this study, we evaluated the effect of screening and decolonization of MSSA-colonized babies with mupirocin on the rate of MSSA infection. Patients and Method...

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Publicat a:Open Forum Infect Dis
Autors principals: Balamohan, Archana, Beachy, Joanna, Khare, Reeti, Kohn, Nina, Butala, Sudhir, Rubin, Lorry
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: Oxford University Press 2018
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253615/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1957
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