High prevalence of MRSA in household contacts
(2007) In Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 39(9). p.764-768- Abstract
- In a 6-y period, 114 household contacts connected to newly diagnosed MRSA patients screened for MRSA in the southern part of Sweden. In 22 of 51 (43%) families, 1 to 4 household contact(s) connected to a MRSA patient were positive for MRSA. In the 22 families, 42 of 60 (70%) household contacts were positive for MRSA and transmission of MRSA occurred between adult couples, parents and children, grandparent and children and between siblings. Within a family, MRSA-positive family members had in all but 1 instance identical MRSA strain genotypes ( spa types) making intrafamilial spread of MRSA highly probable. MRSA transmission among household contacts may contribute to the prevalence of MRSA in the community and failure to identify MRSA in... (More)
- In a 6-y period, 114 household contacts connected to newly diagnosed MRSA patients screened for MRSA in the southern part of Sweden. In 22 of 51 (43%) families, 1 to 4 household contact(s) connected to a MRSA patient were positive for MRSA. In the 22 families, 42 of 60 (70%) household contacts were positive for MRSA and transmission of MRSA occurred between adult couples, parents and children, grandparent and children and between siblings. Within a family, MRSA-positive family members had in all but 1 instance identical MRSA strain genotypes ( spa types) making intrafamilial spread of MRSA highly probable. MRSA transmission among household contacts may contribute to the prevalence of MRSA in the community and failure to identify MRSA in household contacts may maintain MRSA colonization in an already known MRSA patient. MRSA screening of family members living in the same household as a known MRSA patient should therefore be considered. (Less)
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- Johansson, Hugo LU ; Gustafsson, Eva LU and Ringberg, Håkan LU
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- 2007
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- volume
- 39
- issue
- 9
- pages
- 764 - 768
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- Informa Healthcare
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- wos:000248752100002
- scopus:34548119203
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- 1651-1980
- DOI
- 10.1080/00365540701302501
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- English
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- yes
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- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Division of Infection Medicine (SUS) (013008000), Division of Medical Microbiology (013250400), Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund (013230000)
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