Nell'ambito dei programmi di valutazione della qualità dell'assistenza, il buon
funzionamento di un sistema di sorveglianza delle infezioni ospedaliere (IO) viene …

Abstract Introduction: The National University Hospital (NUH) was the first restructured
public hospital in Singapore. As the most recently established hospital in Singapore, it has a …

Objective: To determine the roles of “colonization pressure,” work load or patient severity in
patient acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in intensive care …

Patients and healthy individuals intermittently and inconsistently carry different methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) subtypes. 1" 3 In the present study, we assessed …

Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been a common nosocomial
pathogen since the 1960s, and has become a major problem in hospitals worldwide …

Objective. The impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization on
mortality has not been well characterized. We sought to describe the impact of MRSA …

Objective. TO evaluate the effectiveness of a rigorous search and destroy policy for
controlling methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection or colonization …

Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive
recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Our …

There are documents that confirm the cycle of bacterial transmission between patients, staff,
and the inanimate environment. The environment may have more effect on intensive care …

Background: Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is now endemic in tertiary
referral hospitals among the developed world. By prospective survey, the effect of two …