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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedAkinboyo IC, Voskertchian A, Gorfu G
Epidemiology and risk factors for recurrent Staphylococcus aureus colonization following active surveillance and decolonization in the NICU.
In this single center retrospective cohort study, the investigators sought to examine neonatal risk factors associated with recurrent Staphylococcus aureus colonization and to determine the genetic relatedness of S. aureus strains cultured from neonates before and after decolonization.
AHRQ-funded; HS022872.
Citation: Akinboyo IC, Voskertchian A, Gorfu G .
Epidemiology and risk factors for recurrent Staphylococcus aureus colonization following active surveillance and decolonization in the NICU.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018 Nov;39(11):1334-39. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.223..
Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Newborns/Infants, Risk
Voskertchian A, Akinboyo IC, Colantuoni E
Association of an active surveillance and decolonization program on incidence of clinical cultures growing Staphylococcus aureus in the neonatal intensive care unit.
In this article, the authors discuss the association of an active surveillance and decolonization program on incidence of clinical cultures growing Staphylococcus aureus in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). They suggest that incorporating methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) screening into a NICU’s infection control protocol may be an important step to reduce S. aureus infections in the vulnerable neonatal population.
AHRQ-funded; HS022872.
Citation: Voskertchian A, Akinboyo IC, Colantuoni E .
Association of an active surveillance and decolonization program on incidence of clinical cultures growing Staphylococcus aureus in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018 Jul;39(7):882-84. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.81..
Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Infectious Diseases, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Newborns/Infants
Khamash DF, Voskertchian A, Milstone AM
Manipulating the microbiome: evolution of a strategy to prevent S. aureus disease in children.
Hospitalized infants have the highest rates of invasive Staphylococcus aureus disease of any population and infection control strategies such as decolonization have been insufficient. In this article, the authors review what is known about bacterial communities in the nasal cavity of infants and discuss how future microbiome studies may help identify novel interventions to protect high-risk infants from S. aureus disease.
AHRQ-funded; HS022872.
Citation: Khamash DF, Voskertchian A, Milstone AM .
Manipulating the microbiome: evolution of a strategy to prevent S. aureus disease in children.
J Perinatol 2018 Feb;38(2):105-09. doi: 10.1038/jp.2017.155..
Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Infectious Diseases, Children/Adolescents, Prevention, Newborns/Infants, Patient Safety