Background Non-hospital residential facilities are important reservoirs for MRSA
transmission. However, conclusions and public health implications drawn from the many …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an emerging threat to public health,
especially in correctional settings. Outbreaks have been seen in jails and prisons in …

Staphylococcus aureus is a facultatively anaerobic, Gram (+) bacterium that causes
diseases ranging from common skin infections to life threatening septicemia. It is the most …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and characterize staphylococcal carriage, possibly including
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and conversion rates in nursing …

We examined jail environmental surfaces to explore whether they might serve as reservoirs
of viable methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We swabbed 132 surfaces …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and characterize the prevalence of MRSA, Staphylococcus
aureus, and other Staphylococcus species found on exercise equipment on one day point of …

The shortage of clinical laboratory scientists (CLS) has been well-documented in the
healthcare environment. This growing concern only becomes more critical as we enter the …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and characterize MRSA and staphylococci carriage and
conversion rates in nursing students across clinical semester rotations and to describe risk …

The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of Staphylococcus species,
including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), in a physical therapy (PT) …

This article describes a community-based intervention to manage an outbreak of community-
associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) skin infections in a …