title: A multicenter, cross-sectional study on the prevalence and risk factors for nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus in patients admitted to children's hospitals in Switzerland.
abstract: The rate of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and associated risk factors were determined in a cross-sectional study involving Swiss children's hospitals. S. aureus was isolated in 562 of 1363 cases. In a stepwise multivariate analysis, the variables age, duration of antibiotic use, and hospitalization of a household member were independently associated with carriage of S. aureus.
authors: University Children's Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
authors: Florence
authors: F
authors: Datta
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Erb
authors: Ulrich
authors: U
authors: Heininger
authors: Alain
authors: A
authors: Gervaix
authors: Urs B
authors: UB
authors: Schaad
authors: Christoph
authors: C
authors: Berger
authors: Bernard
authors: B
authors: Vaudaux
authors: Christoph
authors: C
authors: Aebi
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Hitzler
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Kind
authors: Hanspeter E
authors: HE
authors: Gnehm
authors: Reno
authors: R
authors: Frei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents