| The effect of improved compliance with hygiene guidelines on transmission of Staphylococcus aureus to newborn infants: The Swedish Hygiene Intervention and Transmission of S aureus study. | |
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PMID: 23352076 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: Newborn infants are often colonized with Staphylococcus aureus originating from health care workers (HCWs). We therefore use colonization with S aureus of newborn infants to determine the effect of an improved compliance with hygiene guidelines on bacterial transmission. METHODS: Compliance with hygiene guidelines was monitored prior to (baseline) and after (follow-up) a multimodal hygiene intervention in 4 departments of obstetrics and gynecology. spa typing was used to elucidate transmission routes of S aureus collected from newborn infants, mothers, fathers, staff members, and environment. RESULTS: The compliance with hygiene guidelines increased significantly from baseline to follow-up. The transmission of S aureus from HCWs to infants was however not affected. Fathers had the highest colonization rates. Persistent carriage was indicated in 18% of the HCWs. The most commonly isolated spa type was t084, which was not detected in a previous study from the same geographic area. CONCLUSION: It is possible to substantially improve the compliance with hygiene guidelines, by using multimodal hygiene intervention. The improved compliance did not decrease the transmission of S aureus from sources outside the own family to newborn infants. Furthermore, we show the establishment of a new spa type (t084), which now is very common in our region. |
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Sara Mernelius; Sture Löfgren; Per-Eric Lindgren; Marie Blomberg; Elisabeth Olhager; Christina Gunnervik; Raymond Lenrick; Malena Tiefenthal Thrane; Barbro Isaksson; Andreas Matussek |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-23 |
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Title: American journal of infection control Volume: - ISSN: 1527-3296 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Infect Control Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8004854 Medline TA: Am J Infect Control Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2013 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Services, Division of Medical Services, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden; Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden. Electronic address: sara.mernelius@lj.se. |
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