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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and skin infections among personnel at a pediatric clinic.
Carpenter, L Rand; Kainer, Marion; Woron, Amy; Schaffner, William; Jones, Timothy F.
Afiliação
  • Carpenter LR; Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. L.Rand.Carpenter@state.tn.us
Am J Infect Control ; 36(9): 665-7, 2008 Nov.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18834736
Ambulatory care visits for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are increasing dramatically. We investigated a pediatric clinic worker's death caused by MRSA. Among 45 clinic personnel, 16 reported recent skin infections, and 4% were colonized with MRSA. Among 262 patients, 3.4% were colonized with MRSA. Standard precautions were inconsistently applied when treating skin infections. Eight (11%) of 71 environmental swipes contained S aureus. Health care workers in outpatient settings are increasingly exposed to substantial numbers of persons with MRSA, and infection control practices in the ambulatory care setting deserve reemphasis.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções Cutâneas Estafilocócicas / Pessoal de Saúde / Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Middle aged / Newborn Idioma: En Revista: Am J Infect Control Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções Cutâneas Estafilocócicas / Pessoal de Saúde / Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Middle aged / Newborn Idioma: En Revista: Am J Infect Control Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos