title: Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and risk factors for carriage in Dutch hospitals.
abstract: To evaluate the actual burden of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and determine risk factors for carriage and infection, we performed a prevalence survey with a nested case-control study among inpatients in Dutch hospitals. The prevalence of carriage was 0.94 cases per 1,000 inpatients, and the prevalence of infection was 0.21 cases per 1,000 inpatients. Professional contact with livestock and a stay in a foreign hospital were associated with carriage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. a.kaiser@vumc.nl
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: A J P
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Haenen
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: de Neeling
authors.forename: C M J E
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Vandenbroucke-Grauls
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult