Longitudinal Evaluation of Clinical and Colonization Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Among Veterans. (5th February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stenehjem, Edward; Crispell, Emily K.; Rimland, David; Farley, Monica M.; Satola, Sarah W.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 36:Number 5(2015)
• Page Start: 587
• Page End: 589
• Publication Date: 2015-02-05
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.14
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="normal"> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Using the Veterans' Health Administration MRSA Directive as a platform to collect methicillin-resistant <italic>Staphylococcus aureus</italic> (MRSA) colonization isolates and an active MRSA infection surveillance program, the genetic relatedness of colonization and infection isolates was evaluated. Infection and colonization strain concordance was found in 85.7% of patients. The USA 500 MRSA strain was identified in 31.8% of patients.</p> <p> <italic>Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol</italic> 2015;00(0): 1–3</p> </abstract>