Screening on colonization of multidrug-resistant organisms in neonatal intensive care unit newborns on admission / 中国感染控制杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate colonization of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs)in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)newborns on admission.Methods From April to November 2013,293 newborns who admitted to NICU of a hospital were screened for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)by nasal and throat swabs and for extended-spectrumβ-lactamases (ESBLs)bacteria and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)by anal swabs.Results Of 293 newborns,61 were detected MDROs (20.82%).The positive rate of MDROs screening in newborns aged 3 days,and appropriate isolation measures should be taken for positive screening patients to prevent the transmission of MDROs.