Although prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a rare event after arthroplasty, it represents a
significant complication that is associated with high morbidity, need for complex treatment …

PURPOSE This expert guidance document (EG) provides recommendations regarding
discontinuation of contact precautions (CP) at the individual patient level in acute-care …

Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases pose global threats to human health.
Although several conventional diagnostic methods have been widely adopted in the clinic …

Pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is associated with
poor outcomes and frequently merits empirical antibiotic consideration despite its relatively …

Genome sequencing is revolutionizing clinical microbiology and our understanding of
infectious diseases. Previous studies have largely relied on the sequencing of a single …

In recent years, quantitative real-time PCR tests have been extensively developed in clinical
microbiology laboratories for routine diagnosis of infectious diseases, particularly bacterial …

Executive summary Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections remain a
serious cause of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) in many countries. MRSA is easily …

BACKGROUND: Patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI)
commonly present to Emergency Departments (EDs) where physicians encounter a wide …

Objective: To describe the diagnostic performance characteristics of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal screening for patients with pneumonia. Data Sources …

Abstract Background Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are often resistant
to multiple classes of antibiotics. The research objectives of this systematic review were to …