2014
One size does not fit all: why universal decolonization strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in adult intensive care units may be inappropriate for neonatal intensive care units
Nelson MU, Bizzarro MJ, Dembry LM, Baltimore RS, Gallagher PG. One size does not fit all: why universal decolonization strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in adult intensive care units may be inappropriate for neonatal intensive care units. Journal Of Perinatology 2014, 34: 653-655. PMID: 25010223, PMCID: PMC4152419, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2014.125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitAdult intensive care unitsCare unitUniversal decolonizationMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonizationMRSA-positive clinical cultureUnique patient populationLarge multicenter trialsStaphylococcus aureus colonizationLong-term safetyMupirocin applicationAdverse eventsPreterm infantsLarge multicenterMulticenter trialPatient populationAureus colonizationDecolonization strategiesClinical culturesDisease controlHealthcare ResearchTrialsTrial methodsWidespread implementation
2007
Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Bizzarro MJ, Gallagher PG. Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Seminars In Perinatology 2007, 31: 26-32. PMID: 17317424, DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2007.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitCare unitMultidrug-resistant Gram-negative rodsStandard antimicrobial therapyMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusProper hand hygieneVancomycin-resistant EnterococcusAntibiotic-resistant organismsEmpiric treatmentProlonged courseUse of antimicrobialsAntimicrobial therapyAntibiotic exposureHand hygieneDecolonization strategiesGram-negative rodsResistant organismsBacterial infectionsStaphylococcus aureusBacterial acquisitionPotential reservoirsAntimicrobialsCohortingNeonates