Should healthcare workers be screened routinely for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus? A review of the evidence

G Hawkins, S Stewart, O Blatchford, J Reilly - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2011 - Elsevier
… Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is considered endemic in the UK … should
be expanded to include the routine screening of healthcare workers (HCWs). There are no …

Role of healthcare workers in outbreaks of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a 10-year evaluation from a Dutch university hospital

HEM Blok, A Troelstra… - Infection Control & …, 2003 - cambridge.org
… BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The benefit of screening healthcare workers (HCWs) at
risk for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage and furloughing MRSA-…

When should healthcare workers be screened for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?

MPA Lessing, JZ Jordens, ICJ Bowler - Journal of Hospital Infection, 1996 - Elsevier
The role of screening of healthcare workers (HCWs) in the control of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is controversial. It is recommended in guidelines by expert …

The evolution of the resistance of Staphylococcus aureus found on healthcare workers correlated with local consumption of antibiotics

CR Busato, J Gabardo, MTC Leão - Brazilian Journal of Infectious …, 2006 - SciELO Brasil
… of the resistance of Staphylococcus aureus collected from healthcare workers with the local
… ) of Staphylococcus aureus isolates were obtained from healthcare-workers during an …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among healthcare workers at a tertiary care hospital in Assam with special reference to MRSA

SR Rongpharpi, NK Hazarika… - Journal of clinical and …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… of the nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among Health Care Workers (HCWs) and …
A total of 315 nasal swabs were collected from the health care workers who were working in …

Transmission of Staphylococcus aureus between health-care workers, the environment, and patients in an intensive care unit: a longitudinal cohort study based on …

JR Price, K Cole, A Bexley, V Kostiou… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
… of Staphylococcus aureus, … health-care worker screening and S aureus eradication are
controversial. We aimed to determine how often S aureus is transmitted from health-care workers

When are the hands of healthcare workers positive for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?

E Creamer, S Dorrian, A Dolan, O Sherlock… - Journal of Hospital …, 2010 - Elsevier
Hand hygiene is a key component in reducing infection. There are few reports on the
prevalance of meticillin-resistant Staphlococcus aureus (MRSA) on healthcare workers' (HCWs') …

… -analysis of the rates of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus contamination on the surfaces of environmental objects that health care workers …

D Lin, Q Ou, J Lin, Y Peng, Z Yao - American journal of infection control, 2017 - Elsevier
aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) to patients by contaminated high-touch
items. We aimed to determine the pooled rates of S aureus … rates of S aureus and MRSA …

Prevalence and characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus colonization among healthcare professionals in an urban teaching hospital

MC Elie-Turenne, H Fernandes… - Infection Control & …, 2010 - cambridge.org
… To determine the prevalence of asymptomatic carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and
methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) among healthcare professionals (HCPs) who experience …

Prevalence and risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus in health care workers at a university hospital of Recife-PE

ECBF Silva, MGC Antas, AM B Neto… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
aureus as an important pathogen associated to nosocomial infections, and studies that …
health care workers, the present paper intended to evaluate the prevalence of colonization by S. …