Prevalence and risk factors for carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at admission to the intensive care unit: results of a multicenter study

JC Lucet, S Chevret, I Durand-Zaleski… - Archives of Internal …, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Background Detection of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers on
admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) is an important component of strategies for …

Duration of Colonization by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus after Hospital Discharge and Risk Factors for Prolonged Carriage

A Scanvic, L Denic, S Gaillon, P Giry… - Clinical Infectious …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
To investigate persistent carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), we
conducted a prospective 10-month study of MRSA carriage in previous carriers who were …

MRSA and MRSE: is there an answer?

C Carbon - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2000 - clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection …
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in nosocomial infections caused by
Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. In hospitals in the USA, the …

Reducing periprosthetic joint infection: what really counts?

G Solarino, A Abate, G Vicenti, A Spinarelli, A Piazzolla… - Joints, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains one of the most challenging complications after
joint arthroplasty. Despite improvements in surgical techniques and in the use of antibiotic …

Duration of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage, according to risk factors for acquisition

J Marschall, K Mühlemann - Infection Control & Hospital …, 2006 - cambridge.org
Objective. To examine the duration of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
carriage and its determinants and the influence of eradication regimens. Design …

[HTML][HTML] The search and destroy strategy prevents spread and long-term carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: results from the follow-up screening of …

S Böcher, RL Skov, MA Knudsen, L Guardabassi… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2010 - Elsevier
In the aftermath of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST22 hospital
outbreak, we investigated the prevalence of long-term carriage, the efficacy of MRSA …

[HTML][HTML] Dissemination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 45 among nursing home residents and staff in Taiwan

FY Tsao, HW Kou, YC Huang - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2015 - Elsevier
Unlike hospitals or the community, nursing homes provide a unique healthcare environment
for patients. There have been no reports regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus …

The role of MRSA screening in joint-replacement surgery

B Sankar, P Hopgood, KM Bell - International orthopaedics, 2005 - Springer
The aim of this prospective study was to determine the effect of screening for methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), in patients undergoing total hip and knee …

[HTML][HTML] Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in institutionalized adults with developmental disabilities

A Borer, J Gilad, P Yagupsky, N Peled… - Emerging Infectious …, 2002 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has recently been reported to emerge
in the community setting. We describe the investigation and control of a community-acquired …

[PDF][PDF] Estudo comparativo da prevalência de Staphylococcus aureus importado para as unidades de terapia intensiva de hospital universitário, Pernambuco, Brasil

SMM Cavalcanti, ER França, MA Vilela… - Revista brasileira …, 2006 - SciELO Public Health
O Staphylococcus aureus é um dos principais patógenos que coloniza indivíduos saudáveis
na comunidade e responde por infecções em pacientes hospitalizados. Um estudo …