Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in a level-IV neonatal intensive care unit: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify risk factors associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in neonatal patients during an MRSA outbreak to minimize future outbreaks.

Design

Retrospective case-control study.

Setting

Level-IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark.

Patients

Neonates with either MRSA or methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA).

Methods

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-positive neonates were matched with those colonized or infected with MSSA in a 1:1 ratio. The control group was selected from clinical samples, whereas MRSA-positive neonates were identified from clinical samples or from screening. A total of 140 characte

SUBMITTER: Galuszka JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10654989 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature