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Multiple Site Surveillance Cultures as a Predictor of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Benedict Lim Heng Sim ,
Emma McBryde ,
Alan C. Street  and
Caroline Marshall
Benedict Lim Heng Sim
Affiliation:
Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Emma McBryde
Affiliation:
Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Alan C. Street
Affiliation:
Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Caroline Marshall*
Affiliation:
Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
*
Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan Street, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia (caroline.marshall@mh.org.au)
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Abstract

Objective.

To determine the relationship between methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization density, colonization site, and probability of infection in a frequently screened cohort of intensive care unit (ICU) patients.

Methods.

Patients had swab samples tested for MRSA at admission to the ICU, discharge from the ICU, and twice weekly during their ICU stay, and they were followed up for development of MRSA infection. Swab test results were analyzed to determine the proportion of patients colonized and the proportion colonized at each screening site. Hazard of MRSA infection (rate of infection per day at risk) was calculated using a Cox proportional hazards analysis, and risk factors for MRSA infection, including presence of MRSA, degree of colonization, and pattern of colonization were determined.

Results.

Among the 4,194 patient episodes, 238 (5.7%) had screening results that were positive for MRSA, and there were 34 cases of MRSA infection. The hazard ratio (HR) for developing an infection increased as more sites were colonized (HR, 3.4 for being colonized at more than 1 site compared with colonization at 1 site [95% confidence interval, 1.2-9.9]). Colonization site was predictive of developing infection (HR for nose or throat colonization compared with no colonization, 168 [95% confidence interval, 69-407]).

Conclusion.

This study demonstrated that the hazard of developing an infection was higher when more sites were colonized and that certain sites were more predictive of infection than others. These results may be useful for predicting infection in ICU patients and may influence treatment.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 8 , August 2013 , pp. 818 - 824
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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