Close association between oropharyngeal and rhinopharyngeal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus‐clues to new insight of MRSA colonization of the oropharynx

I.S. Petersen^*, P.L. Larsen, B.L. Brandelev, J. Hald, C. Prætorius, R. Welinder, B. Bruun
^*Herlev Hospital, Denmark
Journal of Hospital Infection (2013) 84, 259-262
本研究では、中咽頭、上咽頭、および鼻前庭における黄色ブドウ球菌（Staphylococcus aureus）保菌率のデータを提示する。患者 346 例のこれらの咽頭 3 領域からサンプルを採取し、黄色ブドウ球菌の分析を行った。咽頭の異常所見および患者の病歴を記録した。全サンプル中の黄色ブドウ球菌検出率は中咽頭 8.1％、上咽頭 7.2％、鼻前庭 20.2％であった。中咽頭と上咽頭の保菌に強い関連が認められ、特に鼻前庭に保菌がない場合の関連が強かった。これらの所見を、より有効な MRSA 除菌レジメンの開発に利用できる可能性がある。
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Enforcing surveillance of antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic use to drive stewardship: experience in a paediatric setting

A. Zaffagnini*, E. Rigotti, F. Opri, R. Opri, G. Simiele, M. Tebon, M. Sibani, the ENSURE Working Group, G. Piacentini, E. Tacconelli, E. Carrara
*University of Verona, Italy

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 144, 14-19

Concerning emergence of a new vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strain ST1299/CT1903/vanA at a tertiary university centre in South Germany

A. Rath*, B. Kieninger, A. Caplunik-Pratsch, J. Fritsch, N. Mirzaliyeva, T. Holzmann, J.K. Bender, G. Werner, W. Schneider-Brachert
*University Hospital Regensburg, Germany

Journal of Hospital Infection (2024) 143, 25-32

Should central venous catheters be rapidly removed to treat Staphylococcus aureus related-catheter bloodstream infection (CR-BSI) in neonates and children? An 8-year period (2010-2017) retrospective analysis in a French University Hospital

Impact of safety needle devices on occupationally acquired needlestick injuries: a four-year prospective study

Disease burden of prosthetic joint infections after hip and knee joint replacement in Finland during 1999窶・004: capture窶途ecapture estimation