Surfaces were more likely to be positive in rooms with a VRE-colonized patient (24%), compared with rooms in which patient colonization status was unknown (13%, P=.13) or the patient was not colonized (0%, P=.002).
Among MRSA-colonized persons, skin infection risk did not differ by the colonization status of household members (p>0.22).
Infectiousness of patients colonized on the skin is assumed to be independent of the colonization status of their other parts.
Although we were unable to determine the colonization status of our patients for this analysis, patients have been found colonized with MRSA for up to 40 months (34 ).
Thus, we expected to see an impact of Epichloë colonization status on bacterial community structures as well.
The groups were similar with respect to selected demographic characteristics, latency until delivery, mode of delivery, birth weight, and maternal group B streptococcal colonization status.
As systemic Epichloë colonization has been reported to strongly modulate plant chemistry and physiology6,13,14,15, we expected that the bacterial and fungal community structures would be shaped by the Epichloë colonization status of the shared plant host.
The study aimed to describe the patterns and density of early tracheal colonization among intubated patients and to correlate colonization status with levels of antimicrobial peptides and inflammatory cytokines.
Rapidly determining the MRSA colonization status of a patient facilitates practice to reduce spread of MRSA clinical disease.
Colonization status is clearly influenced by multiple factors.
The sensitivity and specificity of the first two anterior nares cultures to correctly categorize persistent S. aureus colonization status were calculated.
