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Outpatient decolonization after recurrent skin infection with Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing S. aureus-The importance of treatment repetition.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundRecurrent skin abscesses are often associated with Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing strains of S. aureus (PVL-SA). Decolonization measures are required along with treatment of active infections to prevent re-infection and spreading.
Leif G Hanitsch, Renate Krüger, Pia-Alice Hoppe, Daniel Humme, Anna Pokrywka, Michaela Niebank, Miriam Stegemann, Axel Kola, Rasmus Leistner   +8 more
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Longitudinal Dynamics of Skin Bacterial Communities in the Context of Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Decolonization with topical antimicrobials is frequently prescribed in health care and community settings to prevent Staphylococcus aureus infection. However, effects on commensal skin microbial communities remains largely unexplored.
Stephanie A. Fritz, Todd N. Wylie, Haley Gula, Patrick G. Hogan, Mary G. Boyle, Carol E. Muenks, Melanie L. Sullivan, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Kristine M. Wylie   +8 more
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Eurosceptic Federalism: Paradoxes and Relevance of a long-running Critique of European Integration

Perspectives on Federalism, 2018
In recent political debate, the association between national souverainisme and Euroscepticism is considered a natural one. From Marine Le Pen to Matteo Salvini, there is a unanimous affirmation of the necessity to defend national sovereignty against the ...
Visone Tommaso
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Does universal nasal/skin decolonization in nursing homes affect risk factors for MRSA carriage?

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
Background: A regional decolonization intervention (SHIELD-OC) involving universal chlorhexidine for routine bathing and 5 days of twice-daily nasal iodophor every other week in nursing homes (NHs) recently demonstrated marked reductions in multidrug ...
Gabrielle Gussin, Raveena D. Singh, Thomas Tjoa, James A. McKinnell, Loren Miller, Susan Huang   +5 more
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Topical decolonization does not eradicate the skin microbiota of community-dwelling or hospitalized adults [PDF]

, 2016
Topical antimicrobials are often employed for decolonization and infection prevention and may alter the endogenous microbiota of the skin. The objective of this study was to compare the microbial communities and levels of richness and diversity in ...
Burnham, Carey-Ann D, Deych, Elena, Fritz, Stephanie A, Hogan, Patrick G, Shannon, William, Wallace, Meghan A, Warren, David K   +6 more
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Estimated Roles of the Carrier and the Bacterial Strain When Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization Fails: a Case-Control Study

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common bacterial pathogen that frequently colonizes healthy individuals, with potential to cause invasive infection.
Mona Katrine Alberthe Holm, Kristina Melbardis Jørgensen, Kristian Bagge, Peder Worning, Michael Pedersen, Henrik Westh, Jonathan M. Monk, Mette Damkjær Bartels   +7 more
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The Africa Museum of Tervuren, Belgium : the reopening of ‘the last colonial museum in the world’ : issues on decolonization and repatriation [PDF]

, 2019
The Africa Museum in Tervuren, Brussels, reopened its doors after a closure of five years. What precisely is on view in the refurbished museum? And how do the choices made by the museum relate to wider discussions in anthropology and museology on ...
DeBlock, Hugo
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Integrated MRSA-Management (IMM) with prolonged decolonization treatment after hospital discharge is effective: a single centre, non-randomised open-label trial

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2016
Background Guidelines for the control of hospital-acquired MRSA include decolonization measures to end MRSA carrier status in colonized and infected patients.
Bernhard Jahn, Trudy M. Wassenaar, Annemarie Stroh   +2 more
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of mupirocin and chlorhexidine gluconate for Staphylococcus aureus decolonization prior to hip and knee arthroplasty in Alberta, Canada compared to standard of care

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Background While decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus reduces surgical site infection (SSI) rates following hip and knee arthroplasty, its cost-effectiveness is uncertain.
Elissa Rennert-May, John Conly, Stephanie Smith, Shannon Puloski, Elizabeth Henderson, Flora Au, Braden Manns   +6 more
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Climate justice, commons, and degrowth [PDF]

, 2019
Economic inequality reduces the political space for addressing climate change, by producing fear-based populism. Only when the safety, social status, and livelihoods of all members of society are assured will voluntary, democratic decisions be possible ...
Perkins, Patricia E. (Ellie)
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