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The added value of perineal swabs when screening for asymptomatic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and risk factors for perineal carriage

Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: • Including perineum swabs in addition to nose and throat swabs when screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization increases sensitivity. • In a low prevalent, mainly primary care setting the added value of perineum swabs was 9.3%. • Young children and the elderly have the highest risk of perineal carriage. We examined the added value of perineal swabs in addition to nose and throat swabs when screening for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization, and risk factors for perineal carriage in 6,642 patients. In our mainly primary care setting, the added value was 9.3%. Patients <3 or ≥80 had the highest risk.
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116537
Authors: Isabel Guida Smidt-Nielsen, Jonas Bredtoft Boel, Heidi Meiniche, Andreas Petersen, Christian Salgård, Mette Damkjær Bartels, Barbara Juliane Holzknecht
Institutions: Amager Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte Hospital, Herlev Hospital, Statens Serum Institut, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,190
OpenAlex ID: W4402514514
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