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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2008, p. 3101-3103, Vol. 46, No. 9
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00848-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Sensitivities of Nasal and Rectal Swabs for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in an Active Surveillance Program {triangledown}

Andrea Currie,1 Linda Davis,1 Ewa Odrobina,1 Suzanne Waldman,2 Diane White,1 Joanne Tomassi,2 and Kevin C. Katz1,2,3*

Infection Prevention and Control Program, North York General Hospital,1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, North York General Hospital,2 Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada3

Received 3 May 2008/ Returned for modification 20 June 2008/ Accepted 2 July 2008

All medical and high-risk surgical patients were screened for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization over 3.5 years. The sensitivities of nasal and rectal swabs were 68% and 62%, respectively. Naris and open-skin-site swabs detected 467 (74%) of 627 adult carriers identified. Rectal swabs detected an additional 160 (26%) carriers.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Infection Prevention and Control, North York General Hospital, 4001 Leslie Street, Toronto, Ontario M2K 1E1, Canada. Phone: (416) 756-6672. Fax: (416) 756-6449. E-mail: kkatz{at}nygh.on.ca

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 9 July 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2008, p. 3101-3103, Vol. 46, No. 9
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00848-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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