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Is Environmental Contamination Associated with Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Infection in Maximum Security Prisons?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Benjamin A. Miko ,
Carolyn T. A. Herzig ,
Dhritiman V. Mukherjee ,
Montina Befus ,
Zoltan L. Apa ,
Ruo Yu Bai ,
Caroline J. Lee ,
Anne-Catrin Uhlemann ,
Elaine L. Larson  and
Franklin D. Lowy
Benjamin A. Miko*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
Carolyn T. A. Herzig
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, New York
Dhritiman V. Mukherjee
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
Montina Befus
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
Zoltan L. Apa
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
Ruo Yu Bai
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
Caroline J. Lee
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
Anne-Catrin Uhlemann
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
Elaine L. Larson
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, New York
Franklin D. Lowy
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York
*
630 West 168th Street, Box 82, New York, NY 10032 (bm2266@columbia.edu)
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Over the past decade, large outbreaks of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections have occurred in correctional facilities across the country. Although many have been managed with aggressive interventions, response to standard infection control procedures has been variable, highlighting our incomplete understanding of staphylococcal transmission in this setting. Environmental contamination has recently emerged as a possible target for novel prevention and control strategies. This study sought to characterize the relationship between environmental contamination and clinical infection in this vulnerable population.

We conducted a case-control study of S. aureus environmental contamination at 2 New York State (NYS) maximum security prisons: Sing Sing (men) and Bedford Hills (women).

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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 5: Special Topic Issue: The Role of the Environment in Infection Prevention , May 2013 , pp. 540 - 542
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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