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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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- Mernelius, Sara (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Medicinsk mikrobiologi,Hälsouniversitetet,Ryhov County Hospital, Sweden
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- Lofgren, Sture (author)
- Ryhov County Hospital, Sweden
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- Lindgren, Per-Eric (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för mikrobiologi och molekylär medicin,Hälsouniversitetet
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- Blomberg, Marie (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Obstetrik och gynekologi,Hälsouniversitetet,Kvinnokliniken i Linköping
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- Olhager, Elisabeth (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Pediatrik,Hälsouniversitetet,Barn- och ungdomskliniken i Linköping
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- Gunnervik, Christina (author)
- Varnamo Hospital, Sweden
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- Lenrick, Raymond (author)
- Ryhov County Hospital, Sweden
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- Tiefenthal Thrane, Malena (author)
- Hoglands Hospital Eksjo, Sweden
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- Isaksson, Barbro (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Klinisk mikrobiologi,Hälsouniversitetet
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- Matussek, Andreas (author)
- Ryhov County Hospital, Sweden
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- Elsevier, 2013
- 2013
- English.
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In: American Journal of Infection Control. - : Elsevier. - 0196-6553 .- 1527-3296. ; 41:7, s. 585-590
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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. Copyright (C) 2013 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Compliance rates; The Swedish HITS-study; spa typing; Persistent carriage; Colonization; Carriage; Multimodal hygiene intervention
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