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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in a level III neonatal intensive care unit: Incidence and risk factors.
American journal of infection control - 1 May 2015
Giuffrè Mario, Amodio Emanuele, Bonura Celestino, Geraci Daniela M, Saporito Laura, Ortolano Rita, Corsello Giovanni, Mammina Caterina
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OBJECTIVE: To describe epidemiologic features and identify risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) acquisition in a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). SETTING: A prospective, cohort study in a university-affiliated NICU with an infection control program including weekly nasal cultures of all neonates. METHODS: Demographic, clinical, and microbiologic data were prospectively...
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