Multicenter Study of Hand Carriage of Potential Pathogens by Neonatal ICU Healthcare Personnel

A multicenter surveillance study was performed to determine the rates of hand carriage of potential pathogens among healthcare personnel in four neonatal intensive care units. Staphylococcus aureus, enterococci, and gram-negative bacilli were recovered from 8%, 3%, and 2% of 1000 hand culture sample...

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Published in:Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2015-09, Vol.4 (3), p.276-279
Main Authors: Ferng, Yu-hui, Clock, Sarah A., Wong-Mcloughlin, Jennifer, DeLaMora, Patricia A., Perlman, Jeffrey M., Gray, Kelly S., Paul, David A., Prasad, Priya A., Zaoutis, Theoklis E., Alba, Luis R., Whittier, Susan, Larson, Elaine L., Saiman, Lisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brief Reports
Enterococcus - isolation & purification
Enterococcus - pathogenicity
Gram-Negative Bacteria - isolation & purification
Gram-Negative Bacteria - pathogenicity
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - epidemiology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - prevention & control
Hand - microbiology
Hand Hygiene
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - pathogenicity
Personnel, Hospital - education
Prospective Studies
Sentinel Surveillance
Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections - prevention & control
United States
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Summary:A multicenter surveillance study was performed to determine the rates of hand carriage of potential pathogens among healthcare personnel in four neonatal intensive care units. Staphylococcus aureus, enterococci, and gram-negative bacilli were recovered from 8%, 3%, and 2% of 1000 hand culture samples, respectively.
ISSN:2048-7193
2048-7207
DOI:10.1093/jpids/piu022