Association of pandemic precautions and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> in the NICU
In a retrospective cohort of 6363 neonates admitted to three NICUs, there was no reduction in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> acquisition when comparing pre- and post-pandemic incidence rates. While additional infection prevention practices introduced during the pandemic helped prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission, these practices may not have reduced <i>S. aureus</i> transmission to infants.
Authors
- Elizabeth Colantuoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0091-9434)
- B. Mark Landrum
- Eili Klein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1304-5289)
- Erica C. Prochaska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3655-1384)
- Julia Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6760-3522)
- Aaron Michael Milstone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8498-8682)
- A. Arthur
- Nora Elhaissouni
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Howard County General Hospital (US)
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10319
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00