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Comparative Study
. 2018 Jul;39(7):882-884.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.81. Epub 2018 Apr 20.

Association of an Active Surveillance and Decolonization Program on Incidence of Clinical Cultures Growing Staphylococcus aureus in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Annie Voskertchian  1 , Ibukunoluwa C Akinboyo  1 , Elizabeth Colantuoni  2 , Julia Johnson  3 , Aaron M Milstone  1
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Comparative Study

Association of an Active Surveillance and Decolonization Program on Incidence of Clinical Cultures Growing Staphylococcus aureus in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Annie Voskertchian et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Jul.
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Potential conflicts of interest: A.M. and J.J. report grant support from Sage Products, LLC. All other authors report no conflicts of interest.

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(A) Quarterly incidence rate of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) clinical cultures before (April 1, 2011-March 30, 2013) and after (April 1, 2013-June 30, 2016) implementation of a methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) active surveillance and decolonization protocol. Dashed horizontal lines show the average incidence rate of S. aureus during the pre- and post-periods and the dashed vertical line represents start of intervention (Quarter 9). MRSA and MSSA are depicted in black and gray, respectively. (B) Quarterly incidence of S. aureus bloodstream infections (BSIs) before and after implementation of a methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) active surveillance and decolonization protocol.
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