Success of Targeted Strategies to Reduce Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Infant Colonization With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus or Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Preceding Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge

“…Performing surveillance cultures with or without subsequent decolonization has been shown to end outbreaks and reduce the rate of endemic MRSA infections [7,14,[17][18][19]. However, the strategies for performing surveillance cultures and decolonization have varied, implementation challenges exist, and the cost-effectiveness of routine surveillance cultures and decolonization is uncertain [6,[18][19][20][21]. For example, the optimal site for obtaining swabs to assess MRSA colonization is under debate.…”