The added value of perineal swabs when screening for asymptomatic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and risk factors for perineal carriage.

Isabel Guida Smidt-NielsenJonas Bredtoft BoelHeidi MeinicheAndreas PetersenChristian SalgårdMette Damkjær BartelsBarbara Juliane Holzknecht

Published in: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease (2024)

We examined the added value of perineal swabs in addition to nose and throat swabs when screening for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization, and risk factors for perineal carriage in 6,642 patients. In our mainly primary care setting, the added value was 9.3%. Patients <3 or ≥80 had the highest risk.

Keyphrases

methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
primary care
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
staphylococcus aureus
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes