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Effectiveness of umbilical culture for surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2022

Toshinori Nakashima Open the ORCID record for Toshinori Nakashima [Opens in a new window] ,
Hirosuke Inoue ,
Yoshihiro Sakemi  and
Hironori Yamashita
Toshinori Nakashima*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Kokura Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
Hirosuke Inoue
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Yoshihiro Sakemi
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Kokura Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
Hironori Yamashita
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Kokura Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Author for correspondence: Toshinori Nakashima, E-mail: nakashima.toshinori.jq@mail.hosp.go.jp
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Abstract

To compare the culture sensitivities of MRSA detection, we collected 988 paired umbilical and nasal cultures from screened neonates. MRSA positivity rates were 79.1% from umbilicus and 41.9% from nares (P = .01). The umbilicus was a more useful culture site than the nares for surveillance of MRSA among neonates upon admission.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 6 , June 2023 , pp. 988 - 990
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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