Abstract
During an outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the neonatal intensive care units at two hospitals, we assessed several sites for detection of MRSA colonization. Nasal cultures found 32 of 33 MRSA-colonized patients (97%). Rectal cultures detected 29% of 24 MRSA-colonized patients identified by paired rectal and nasal samples and axillary samples found 22% of 9 MRSA-colonized patients identified by axillary samples paired with nasal swabs. There were no positive umbilical samples.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2755-2757 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of clinical microbiology |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)