Authors
Victor O Popoola, Karen C Carroll, Tracy Ross, Nicholas G Reich, Trish M Perl, Aaron M Milstone
Publication date
2013/11/15
Journal
Clinical infectious diseases
Volume
57
Issue
10
Pages
1458-1460
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Description
We studied the transmissibility of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) and healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (HA-MRSA) strains and the association of MRSA colonization pressure and MRSA transmission in critically ill children. Importantly, we found that in hospitalized children MRSA colonization pressure above 10% increases the risk of MRSA transmission 3-fold, and CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA strains have similar transmission dynamics.
Scholar articles
VO Popoola, KC Carroll, T Ross, NG Reich, TM Perl… - Clinical infectious diseases, 2013