Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and skin infections among personnel at a pediatric clinic - 15/08/11
, Marion Kainer, MBBS, MPH b, c, Amy Woron, MS d, William Schaffner, MD c, Timothy F. Jones, MD b, c
Address correspondence to L. Rand Carpenter, DVM, Communicable and Environmental Disease Services, Tennessee Department of Health, 1st Floor, Cordell Hull Bldg., 425 5th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37243.Abstract |
Ambulatory care visits for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are increasing dramatically. We investigated a pediatric clinic worker’s death caused by MRSA. Among 45 clinic personnel, 16 reported recent skin infections, and 4% were colonized with MRSA. Among 262 patients, 3.4% were colonized with MRSA. Standard precautions were inconsistently applied when treating skin infections. Eight (11%) of 71 environmental swipes contained S aureus. Health care workers in outpatient settings are increasingly exposed to substantial numbers of persons with MRSA, and infection control practices in the ambulatory care setting deserve reemphasis.
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Vol 36 - N° 9
P. 665-667 - novembre 2008 Retour au numéro
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