S. aureus Surveillance and Decolonization Associated with Decreased MRSA, but not MSSA, Infections in the Neonatal ICU

• Main Authors: Patrick Reich (Author), Geoffrey Ikpeama (Author), Angela Niesen (Author), Ashley Lloyd (Author), Stephanie Fritz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) infants.1 Colonization (asymptomatic carriage in the nose, skin, or gut) is a risk factor for subsequent invasive infection (e.g., pneumonia, bone infections, bloods...