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.
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.
Datta
Florence
F
University Children's Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
Erb
Thomas
T
Heininger
Ulrich
U
Gervaix
Alain
A
Schaad
Urs B
UB
Berger
Christoph
C
Vaudaux
Bernard
B
Aebi
Christoph
C
Hitzler
Michael
M
Kind
Christian
C
Gnehm
Hanspeter E
HE
Frei
Reno
R
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents