Gooch J J, Britt E M
Am J Dis Child. 1978 Sep;132(9):893-6. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1978.02120340069014.
The correlation between Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection among newborns was studied during a four-year period. Of the 9,423 newborns cultured, 24% were colonized at the time of discharge and in 2% of these an infection developed, whereas only 0.2% of the noncolonized newborns experienced a staphylococcal infection. The weekly colonization rates ranged from 0% to 62%, and outbreaks of infections (two or more concurrent) occurred periodically when the colonization rates ranged from 11% to 57%. Colonization rates per se did not serve as an indicator of an actual or potential outbreak of infection. Instead, the occurrence of two or more concurrent cases of staphylococcal infection or presumptive evidence of an outbreak seems to be a more reliable indicator than colonization monitoring.
在四年期间对新生儿金黄色葡萄球菌定植与感染之间的相关性进行了研究。在9423例接受培养的新生儿中，24%在出院时被定植，其中2%发生了感染，而未被定植的新生儿中只有0.2%发生了葡萄球菌感染。每周的定植率在0%至62%之间，当定植率在11%至57%之间时，感染暴发（两例或更多例同时发生）会周期性出现。定植率本身并不能作为实际或潜在感染暴发的指标。相反，两例或更多例同时发生的葡萄球菌感染病例或暴发的推测证据似乎比定植监测更可靠。
