Impact of Colonization Pressure and Strain Type on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Transmission in Children | Zendy

Victor O. Popoola | Zendy; Karen C. Carroll | Zendy; Tracy Ross | Zendy; Nicholas G Reich | Zendy; Trish M. Perl | Zendy; Aaron M. Milstone | Zendy

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Impact of Colonization Pressure and Strain Type on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Transmission in Children

Author(s) -

Victor O. Popoola,

Karen C. Carroll,

Tracy Ross,

Nicholas G Reich,

Trish M. Perl,

Aaron M. Milstone

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit542

Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , colonization , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , transmissibility (structural dynamics) , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcal infections , meticillin , micrococcaceae , bacteria , biology , physics , electrical engineering , engineering , vibration isolation , quantum mechanics , vibration , genetics

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.

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