Based on the failure of conventional control strategies, some experts and public health
officials have promoted active screening to detect asymptomatic carriers of meticillin …

The UK has seen a dramatic reduction in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) infection and transmission over the past few years in response to the mandatory …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and significance of nasal methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus colonization in the ICU and its predictive value for development of …

Rapid detection of multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) carriers could help reduce MDRO
infections by allowing for faster institution of prevention measures. However, improving the …

Background The screening of hospital admission patients for methicillin resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is of undisputed value in controlling and reducing the …

The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of screening and successful
treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonisation in elective …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections represent a serious
challenge for health care institutions, which is inherent in the combination of prevalence …

Major abscesses and diabetic foot infections (DFIs) are predominant subtypes of
complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSIs), and are mainly caused by …

Background Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) could improve the
diagnosed efficiency of pathogens in bloodstream infections or sepsis. Little is known about …

Design Cluster randomised crossover trial with seven wards randomly allocated to
intervention or control arm. Setting Medical and surgical wards of a university hospital with …