Are hygiene standards useful in assessing infection risk? [PDF]
, 2008 We monitored the surface level cleanliness of a five-bedded surgical intensive care unit (SICU) over a ten-week period in order to evaluate proposed hygiene standards.Ten environmental sites within SICU were sampled twice weekly along with collection of ...
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Антибиотики и ХимиотерапияBackground. The spread of pathogenic antibiotic-resistant microorganisms often leads to the inefficiency of antimicrobial therapy. One of the solutions to this problem is the search for new active natural antibiotics.The aim of the study.
A. L. Kandyba +6 more
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The Frequency of MRSA carriers in health care workers in Gorgan, North of Iran [PDF]
, 2011 Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most important pathogen in hospitals. Healthcare personnel are the main source of nosocomial infections and identification and control of MRSA carriers can reduce incidence of infections ...
Alang, S.R. +4 more
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Impact of time to appropriate therapy on mortality in patients with vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus infection [PDF]
, 2016 Despite the increasing incidence of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) infections, few studies have examined the impact of delay in receipt of appropriate antimicrobial therapy on outcomes in VISA patients.
Burnham, Carey-Ann D +3 more
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Incorporation of Homologous and Heterologous Proteins in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cell Wall
Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2010 The yeast cell wall is a structure of pronounced complexity and principally consists of two structurally and functionally different moieties. The inner layer is predominantly built of glucan and it provides mechanical stability to the cell.
Renata Teparić +2 more
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Antibiotic Resistance of MRSA in the Russian Federation
Антибиотики и Химиотерапия, 2020 The results of the multicentre trial on estimation of MRSA antibiotic susceptibility to 17 antibiotics are presented. 474 nonrepeting isolates of MRSA (mecA+), collected in 2011-2014 in 10 cities of the Russian Federation were used in the trial.
V. V. Gostev +11 more
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Frequency of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Intensive Care Units of a Tertiary Care Hospital [PDF]
Journal of Sharif Medical & Dental College, 2018 Objective: To determine the frequency of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in intensive care units (ICUS) of a Tertiary Care Hospital, Lahore.
Sadaf Munir +5 more
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Survey of policy for MRSA screening in English cataract surgical units and changes to practice after updated National guidelines [PDF]
, 2013 National guidelines on MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) screening policy in England have changed on a number of occasions, but there is limited data on its influence at a local level. The aim of this study was to determine if changes in
Herbert, L, Joshi, L, West, SK
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Measures to eradicate multidrug-resistant organism outbreaks: How much does it cost? [PDF]
, 2015 This study aimed to assess the economic burden of infection control measures that succeeded in eradicating multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in emerging epidemic contexts in hospital settings.
Birgand, GJC +6 more
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Антибиотики и Химиотерапия, 2020 The frequency of MRSA and MRSE isolates in various units of the Voronezh Regional Hospital was investigated by the results of the local microbiological monitoring for 2014.
V. A. Verikovsky +3 more
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