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What is the size and nature of the current need for single room isolation in hospital, and how does success or 'failure to isolate' patients affect the control of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)? [PDF]

, 2007
Healthcare-associated infections, in particular those caused by antibiotic-resistant organisms, are a major cause of morbidity, mortality and increased cost to healthcare providers and MRSA are, in terms of prevalence, by far the most significant ...
Wigglesworth, Neil Andrew
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An observational prospective study of topical acidified nitrite for killing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in contaminated wounds [PDF]

, 2011
Background Endogenous nitric oxide (NO) kills bacteria and other organisms as part of the innate immune response. When nitrite is exposed to low pH, NO is generated and has been used as an NO delivery system to treat skin infections.
Li, Hong, Ormerod, Anthony D., Shah, Amjad A. J., Ferguson, Gail P., Benjamin, Nigel, Leifert, Carlo   +5 more
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Epidemiological typing of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus recovered from patients attending a maternity hospital in Ireland 2014–2019

Infection Prevention in Practice, 2021
Summary: It has previously been reported that maternity hospitals have lower levels of MRSA compared to other healthcare facilities, due to the patient population - mostly healthy patients with limited healthcare contact.
Deirdre Broderick, Gráinne I. Brennan, Richard J. Drew, Brian O'Connell   +3 more
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Antimicrobial Activity of Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larval Hemolymph against Various Pathogenic Bacteria

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2023
The larvae of the black soldier fly (BSFL), Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), can survive in environments contaminated with various bacteria by producing antimicrobial compounds.
Nurul Azmiera, Hassanain Al-Talib, Noraziah Sahlan, Anna Krasilnikova, Shariza Sahudin, Chong Chin Heo   +5 more
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Shuffling of mobile genetic elements (MGEs) in successful healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). [PDF]

, 2012
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) CC22 SCCmecIV is a successful hospital-associated (HA-) MRSA, widespread throughout the world, and now the dominant clone in UK hospitals.
McCarthy, AJ, Lindsay, JA, Lindsay, Jodi A, Budd, Emma L, Budd, EL, Knight, Gwenan M, McCarthy, Alex J, Knight, GM   +7 more
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The changing profile of neonatal pathogens and susceptibility pattern: prospective observational study from a tertiary center in South India [PDF]

Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine, 2023
Introduction: Changing the pattern of neonatal pathogens poses challenges to the management of neonatal sepsis. Profile and antimicrobial susceptibility of neonatal pathogens were evaluated in this prospective observational study in a tertiary center ...
Krishnan Chakkiyar, Gireeshan Veluthedath Kuzhiyil, Maya Sudhakaran, Shameem Anathan Mohammed, Nabeel Valappil Faisal, Mohandas Nair   +5 more
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A longitudinal study on the persistence of Livestock Associated-MRSA in swine herds [PDF]

, 2011
In recent years, a new type of MRSA, now called livestock-associated MRSA (LA-MRSA), belonging to the clonal complex (CC) 398, has globally emerged in swine world wide.
van der Wolf, P.J., Peter J. van der Wolf, R. Köck, Graat, E.A.M., E. M. Broens, Broens, E.M., E. A. M. Graat, Köck, R., Wolf, P.J., van der   +8 more
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High prevalence of nasal MRSA carriage in slaughterhouse workers in contact with live pigs in The Netherlands. [PDF]

, 2010
Item does not contain fulltextLivestock-associated MRSA has been found in various animals, livestock farmers and retail meat. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of nasal MRSA carriage in pig slaughterhouse workers.
Kluytmans, J.A., Voss, A., Cleef, B.A.G.L., van, Mulders, M.N., Broens, E.M., Kluijtmans, J.A.J.W., Cleef, B.A. van, van Benthem, B.H.B., van Cleef, B.A.G.L., Benthem, B.H. van, Giessen, A.W., van de, Huijsdens, X.W., Giessen, A.W. Van De, van de Giessen, A.W., Zuchner, L., Kluytmans, J.A.J.W., Benthem, B.H.B., van, Voss, A   +17 more
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Universal screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : interim results from the NHS Scotland pathfinder project [PDF]

, 2009
Following recommendations from a Health Technology Assessment (HTA), a prospective cohort study of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening of all admissions (N = 29 690) to six acute hospitals in three regions in Scotland indicated ...
Masterton, R., Allardice, G., Williams, C., Smith, A., Stewart, S., Gould, I.M., Christie, P., Scottish Government Health Directorate (Funder), Reilly, J.S.   +8 more
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A study of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of MRSA screening and monitoring on surgical wards using a new, rapid molecular test (EMMS) [PDF]

, 2007
Background: MRSA is a significant contributor to prolonged hospital stay, poor clinical outcome and increased healthcare costs amongst surgical patients. A PCR test has been developed for rapid detection of MRSA in nasal swabs.
Hardy, K. J., Walley Paul, Ruth Davies, Bradbury, A., Davies, Ruth, Hawkey, P. M., Stallard, Nigel, Nigel Stallard, Stallard Nigel, Paul Walley, Davies Ruth, Bradbury, Andrew, Stallard, N, Bradbury, A, Szczepura, A, Hardy, KJ, Hawkey Peter M, Hawkey, P. M. (Peter M.), Szczepura, Ala; id_orcid, Peter M Hawkey, Szczepura, Ala, Andrew Bradbury, Stallard, N., Davies, R., Gossain, Savita, Gossain Savita, Hawkey, Peter, Savita Gossain, Walley, P., Hardy, K. (Katherine), Katherine J Hardy, Davies, R, Szczepura Ala, Hardy Katherine J, Walley, Paul, Bradbury Andrew, Ala Szczepura, Walley, P, Gossain, S.   +38 more
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