Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus control in an intensive care unit: a 10 year analysis

E Raineri, L Crema, A De Silvestri, A Acquarolo… - Journal of Hospital …, 2007 - Elsevier
Data regarding the efficacy of programmes to control meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) in intensive care units (ICUs) are limited. We performed an observational …

Successful long-term program for controlling methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in intensive care units

JC Lucet, X Paoletti, I Lolom, C Paugam-Burtz… - Intensive care …, 2005 - Springer
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of screening strategy and contact precautions for
patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Design and setting …

[HTML][HTML] Can we do better in controlling and preventing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the intensive care unit (ICU)?

H Humphreys - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious …, 2008 - Springer
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is prevalent in many hospitals, but
many of its most serious clinical manifestations, such as bloodstream infection and ventilator …

A purpose built MRSA cohort unit

F Fitzpatrick, OM Murphy, A Brady, S Prout… - Journal of Hospital …, 2000 - Elsevier
The control of hospital-acquired infection, in particular methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) remains a challenge. Our hospital has established a purpose built 11-bed …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): is there a need to change clinical practice?

VL Baird, R Hawley - Intensive and critical care nursing, 2000 - Elsevier
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a virulent organism that causes
significant mortality and morbidity especially to patients in critical care areas (CCAs). MRSA …

Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus: source control and surveillance organization

E Tacconelli - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been a common nosocomial
pathogen since the 1960s, and has become a major problem in hospitals worldwide …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)—a re-appraisal of control measures in the light of changing circumstances

H Humphreys, G Duckworth - Journal of Hospital Infection, 1997 - Elsevier
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains an important nosocomial
pathogen and the number of affected patients is rising. Increasing numbers of patients at risk …

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the intensive care unit: its effect on outcome and risk factors for acquisition

J McMaster, MG Booth, A Smith, K Hamilton - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2015 - Elsevier
Summary Background Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common
cause of nosocomial infection in the intensive care unit (ICU). A perception exists that ICU …

Successful control of widespread methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in a large teaching hospital in the Netherlands

M Van Trijp, DC Melles, WDH Hendriks… - Infection Control & …, 2007 - cambridge.org
Objective. The low prevalence of infection and colonization with methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in The Netherlands is ascribed to a national “search-and …

[PDF][PDF] Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in an intensive care unit: a one-year survey

D Barbarini, P Fumagalli, P Marone, FC Marzani… - Infez Med, 2001 - researchgate.net
Nell'ambito dei programmi di valutazione della qualità dell'assistenza, il buon
funzionamento di un sistema di sorveglianza delle infezioni ospedaliere (IO) viene …