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CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2009)
Comparison of three chromogenic media and enrichment broth media for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from mucocutaneous screening specimens
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2009)
Emergence of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains as a Cause of Healthcare-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Korea
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2009)
Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Bloodstream Infection Caused by USA300 Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 3 Affiliated Hospitals
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2009)
Colonization Sites of USA300 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Residents of Extended Care Facilities
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2009)
Surveillance Cultures for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Diagnostic Yield of Anatomic Sites and Comparison of Provider- and Patient-Collected Samples
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2009)
Comparison of MRSASelect Agar, CHROMagar Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Medium, and Xpert MRSA PCR for Detection of MRSA in Nares: Diagnostic Accuracy for Surveillance Samples with Various Bacterial Densities
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY (2009)
Automated surveillance and infection control: Toward a better tomorrow
Marc-Oliver Wright
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL (2008)
Risk of infection and death due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in long-term carriers
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CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2008)
Are community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains replacing traditional nosocomial MRSA strains?
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CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2008)
Improving Cleaning of the Environment Surrounding Patients in 36 Acute Care Hospitals
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2008)
Recommendations for Metrics for Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings: SHEA/HICPAC Position Paper
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2008)
Development of a Prediction Rule for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Carriage in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center Population
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2008)
Identifying opportunities to enhance environmental cleaning in 23 acute care hospitals
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2008)
Health-care workers: source, vector, or victim of MRSA?
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LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2008)
Impact of rapid screening tests on acquisition of meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus:: cluster randomised crossover trial
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BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (2008)
The role of healthcare personnel in the maintenance and spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Nevio Cimolai
Journal of Infection and Public Health (2008)
2007 guideline for isolation precautions: preventing transmission of infectious agents in health care settings
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL (2007)
Management of multidrug-resistant organisms in health care settings, 2006
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL (2007)
Impact of electronic alerts on isolation precautions for patients with multidrug-resistant bacteria
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ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (2007)
Invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United States
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JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2007)
Value of whole-body washing with chlorhexidine for the eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus:: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2007)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection or colonization present at hospital admission:: Multivariable risk factor screening to increase efficiency of surveillance culturing
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY (2007)
Controlling a Multicenter outbreak involving the new York/Japan methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus clone
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2007)
Value of performing active surveillance cultures on intensive care unit discharge for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Improving methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surveillance and reporting in intensive care units
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Evaluation of mannitol salt agar, CHROMagar Staph aureus and CHROMagar MRSA for detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from nasal swab specimens
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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY (2007)
Effect on MRSA transmission of rapid PCR testing of patients admitted to critical care
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Risk of acquiring antibiotic-resistant bacteria from prior room occupants
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Evidence-based model for hand transmission during patient care and the role of improved practices
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Verification of the IDI-MRSA assay for detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in diverse specimen types in a core clinical laboratory setting
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY (2006)
Concurrent analysis of nose and groin swab specimens by the IDI-MRSA PCR assay is comparable to analysis by individual-specimen PCR and routine culture assays for detection of colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY (2006)
Outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in a neonatal intensive care unit epidemiologically linked to a healthcare worker with chronic otitis
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2006)
An outbreak of new, non multi drug-resistant, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain (SCCmec type IIIA variant-1) in the neonatal intensive care unit transmitted by a staff member
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PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL (2006)
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2006)
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2006)
Prospective comparison of a new chromogenic medium, MRSASelect, to CHROMagar MRSA and mannitol-salt medium supplemented with oxacillin or cefoxitin for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Environmental reservoirs of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in isolation rooms:: correlation with patient isolates and implications for hospital hygiene
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What proportion of hospital patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are identified by clinical microbiological cultures?
Cassandra D. Salgado et al.
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2006)
Study of the relationship between environmental contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and patients' acquisition of MRSA
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2006)
Evaluation of a strategy of screening multiple anatomical sites for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at admission to a teaching hospital
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2006)
Performance of MRSA ID, a new chromogenic medium for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Efficacy of an alcohol/chlorhexidine hand hygiene program in a hospital with high rates of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection
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MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA (2005)
Multicenter evaluation of BBL CHROMagar MRSA medium for direct detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from surveillance cultures of the anterior nares
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY (2005)
Identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in less than 1 hour during a hospital surveillance program
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Performance of CHROMagar MRSA medium for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY (2005)
An outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surgical-site infections initiated by a healthcare worker with chronic sinusitis
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2005)
Acquisition of nosocomial pathogens on hands after contact with environmental surfaces near hospitalized patients
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2004)
Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from nasal swab specimens by a real-time PCR assay
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY (2004)
Mupirocin prophylaxis to prevent Staphylococcus aureus infection in patients undergoing dialysis:: A meta-analysis
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Safety of patients isolated for infection control
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JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2003)
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Intranasal mupirocin to prevent postoperative staphylococcus aureus infections
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NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2002)
Marketing hand hygiene in hospitals - a case study
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An outbreak of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus on a burn unit:: potential role of contaminated hydrotherapy equipment
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BURNS (2001)
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A hospital-acquired outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection initiated by a surgeon carrier
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Nasal carriage as a source of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
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NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2001)
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2000)