BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Previous research has suggested that active surveillance and
early initiation of contact isolation (ASI) can control the nosocomial spread of methicillin …

Objective Methicillin resistance and infections caused by methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus represent a growing problem and a challenge for health-care …

Objective: To investigate the cause of increasing rates of nosocomial methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection at a university hospital. Design: Review of data …

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most important hospital
acquired pathogens and recently there have been significant worldwide increase in …

Objectives. To determine the duration of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
colonization or infection before entry and during hospitalization in the intensive care unit …

Objectives: To identify characteristics associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) colonization and infection, and to evaluate the efficacy of systemic and …

Background: The Dutch guideline on hospital policy for the prevention of nosocomial spread
of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) states that patients transferred from …

Background The prevalence of hospital-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) infections shows a huge variety across Europe. Some countries reported a …

In the present study, we aimed to assess the rate and effect of device-associated nosocomial
infections (DANIs), as well as the rate of antibiotic resistance, in the medical-surgical …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a virulent organism that causes
significant mortality and morbidity especially to patients in critical care areas (CCAs). MRSA …