MRSA Nasal Carriage Patterns and the Subsequent Risk of Conversion between Patterns, Infection, and Death
Gupta K, Martinello RA, Young M, Strymish J, Cho K, Lawler E. MRSA Nasal Carriage Patterns and the Subsequent Risk of Conversion between Patterns, Infection, and Death. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e53674. PMID: 23326483, PMCID: PMC3542362, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-colonized patientsActive surveillance programCarriage patternsMethicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) nasal carriageS. aureus nasal carriageSurveillance programNon-colonized groupAcute hospital admissionOutcome of deathRetrospective cohort studyAureus nasal carriageHours of admissionInfection prevention strategiesOutpatient care visitsRisk of deathHealth care systemLong-term careCare visitsCohort studyNasal carriageHospital admissionMRSA infectionSubsequent riskAntibiotic exposureCare settings