Systematic literature analysis and review of targeted preventive measures to limit healthcare-associated infections by meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

R Köck, K Becker, B Cookson… - …, 2014 - eurosurveillance.org
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of healthcare-
associated infections in Europe. Many examples have demonstrated that the spread of …

Update on screening and clinical diagnosis of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

S Harbarth, PM Hawkey, F Tenover, S Stefani… - International journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Based on the failure of conventional control strategies, some experts and public health
officials have promoted active screening to detect asymptomatic carriers of meticillin …

Costs of healthcare-and community-associated infections with antimicrobial-resistant versus antimicrobial-susceptible organisms

MJ Neidell, B Cohen, Y Furuya, J Hill… - Clinical Infectious …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective. We compared differences in the hospital charges, length of hospital stay, and
mortality between patients with healthcare-and community-associated bloodstream …

[HTML][HTML] PCR-based identification of methicillin–resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains and their antibiotic resistance profiles

A Pournajaf, A Ardebili, L Goudarzi… - Asian pacific journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluated the PCR for mecA gene compared with the conventional oxacillin
disk diffusion method for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) …

Decreased hospital costs and surgical site infection incidence with a universal decolonization protocol in primary total joint arthroplasty

JB Stambough, D Nam, DK Warren, JA Keeney… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Staphylococcus aureus colonization has been identified as a key modifiable
risk factor in the reduction of surgical site infections (SSI) related to elective total joint …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] A key to the second instar larvae of the Thripidae of the Western Palaearctic region (Thysanoptera)

G Vierbergen, H Kucharczyk, WDJ Kirk - Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 2010 - academia.edu
When studying Thysanoptera, specimens of the adult stage are most commonly
encountered. Identification keys to the nearly 6000 described species, based on …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Cost-effectiveness of universal MRSA screening on admission to surgery

A Murthy, G De Angelis, D Pittet, J Schrenzel… - Clinical microbiology …, 2010 - Elsevier
Policy-makers have recommended universal screening to reduce nosocomial methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. Risk profiling of MRSA carriers and rapid …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): colonisation and pre-operative screening

N Goyal, A Miller, M Tripathi… - The bone & joint journal, 2013 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the leading causes of surgical site infection (SSI). Over the
past decade there has been an increase in methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). This is a …