[HTML][HTML] Cost–benefit of infection control interventions targeting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals: systematic review

L Farbman, T Avni, B Rubinovitch, L Leibovici… - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) incur significant
costs. We aimed to examine the cost and cost-benefit of infection control interventions …

[HTML][HTML] The challenge of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus: lessons from hospital nurseries in the mid-20th century

RK Shaffer - The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the late 1940s, epidemics of antibiotic-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus began to
plague postpartum nurseries in hospitals across the United States. Exacerbated by …

[HTML][HTML] MRSA transmission on a neonatal intensive care unit: epidemiological and genome-based phylogenetic analyses

U Nübel, M Nachtnebel, G Falkenhorst, J Benzler… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may cause prolonged
outbreaks of infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). While the specific factors …

Utility of surveillance cultures for antimicrobial resistant organisms in infants transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit

T Macnow, D O'Toole, P DeLaMora… - The Pediatric …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Infections with antibiotic resistant organisms (AROs) are an important source of
morbidity and mortality among infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit …

Molecular methods for healthcare-acquired infections

Z Yetmar, E Beam - Diagnostic Molecular Pathology, 2024 - Elsevier
This chapter will discuss two common hospital-acquired pathogens, methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridioides difficile. While phenotypic methods are still …

新生儿重症监护病房耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌定植率和危险因素分析

郭宏湘, 魏文金, 张茜, 王喜鸽, 程欣茹, 程秀永 - 中华实用儿科临床杂志, 2013 - cqvip.com
目的分析NICU 中耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(MRSA) 皮肤定植率和危险因素. 方法选取NICU
收治新生儿1678 例, 其中男938 例, 女740 例; 日龄1~ 28d, 平均(5.9±6.4) d …

Development of a simple, low-density array to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and mecA dropouts in nasal swabs

CE Zimmerman, PD Stamper, L Bryant, J Farley… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is important for prevention
and control of MRSA infections, but the discovery of mecA dropouts and SCCmec junction …

Suppurative sialadenitis in a neonate by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Do we need search and kill superbug strategy?

C Mukhopadhyay, K Vandana… - Indian Journal of …, 2012 - search.proquest.com
Though various Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria cause suppurative
sialadenitis,[1],[2],[3] increasing infection rates by MRSA in the hospital and community …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal screening strategies for healthcare associated infections in a multi-institutional setting

AC Miller, LA Polgreen… - PLoS computational …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Health institutions may choose to screen newly admitted patients for the presence of disease
in order to reduce disease prevalence within the institution. Screening is costly, and …

Molecular methods for healthcare-acquired infections

RC Arcenas - Diagnostic Molecular Pathology, 2017 - Elsevier
This chapter will focus on two common pathogens (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus and Clostridium difficile) that are associated with hospital-acquired infections …