Current Trends in Rapid Diagnostics for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus Species

S Malhotra-Kumar, K Haccuria, M Michiels… - Journal of clinical …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hospital-acquired (HA) infections are an increasing global problem. Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus (GRE) are …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from clinical samples: methods, effectiveness and cost considerations

E Stürenburg - GMS German Medical Science, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates is a serious public health
problem whose ever-increasing rate is commensurate with the pressure it is exerting on the …

Empfehlungen zur Prävention und Kontrolle von Methicillin-resistenten Staphylococcus aureus-Stämmen (MRSA) in medizinischen und pflegerischen Einrichtungen …

C Ruscher - 2014 - Springer
Bekanntmachungen–Amtliche Mitteilungen sprechenden Empfehlungen der KRINKO z. B.
zur Händehygiene [15] und Flächendesinfektion [16] verwiesen. Spezielle Maßnahmen für …

Antimicrobial stewardship in the intensive care unit: advances and obstacles

KL Lawrence, MH Kollef - American journal of respiratory and critical …, 2009 - atsjournals.org
Antimicrobial stewardship involves a multifaceted approach that strives to combat the
emergence of resistance, improve clinical outcomes, and control costs by improving …

Joint Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) and Infection Prevention Society (IPS) guidelines for the prevention and control of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus …

JE Coia, JA Wilson, A Bak… - Journal of …, 2021 - journalofhospitalinfection.com
Executive summary Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections remain a
serious cause of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) in many countries. MRSA is easily …

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Detection: Comparison of Two Molecular Methods (IDI-MRSA PCR Assay and GenoType MRSA Direct PCR Assay) with …

SJ Van Hal, D Stark, B Lockwood… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an increasing problem. Rapid
detection of MRSA-colonized patients has the potential to limit spread of the organism. We …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic accuracy of culture-based and PCR-based detection tests for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a meta-analysis

JM Luteijn, GAA Hubben, P Pechlivanoglou… - Clinical microbiology …, 2011 - Elsevier
A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to determine and compare the
sensitivity and specificity of PCR-based and culture-based diagnostic tests for methicillin …

Rapid Screening for Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by PCR and Associated Costs

M Bühlmann, K Bögli-Stuber, S Droz… - Journal of clinical …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT PCR tests for the rapid and valid detection of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are now available. We evaluated the costs associated with …

Transmission rates, screening methods and costs of MRSA—a systematic literature review related to the prevalence in Germany

A Tübbicke, C Hübner, A Kramer, NO Hübner… - European journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections represent a serious
challenge for health care institutions, which is inherent in the combination of prevalence …

Molecular characteristics of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains for clinical medicine

P Nastaly, M Grinholc, KP Bielawski - Archives of microbiology, 2010 - Springer
Infections caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains are mainly associated with a
hospital setting. However, nowadays, the MRSA infections of non-hospitalized patients are …