Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus fomite survival

C Williams, DL Davis - American Society for Clinical Laboratory …, 2009 - clsjournal.ascls.org
OBJECTIVE: To assess survival of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on
fomites encountered by health students. DESIGN: Three suspensions of MRSA were made …

[HTML][HTML] Screening agars for MRSA: evaluation of a stepwise diagnostic approach with two different selective agars for the screening for methicillin-resistant …

V Micheel, B Hogan, T Köller, P Warnke… - Military Medical …, 2015 - Springer
Background Colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a
hygiene risk that does not spare field hospitals or military medical field camps during military …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus survival on hospital fomites

R Huang, S Mehta, D Weed, CS Price - Infection Control & Hospital …, 2006 - cambridge.org
We examined the duration of survival of 2 strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) on 3 types of hospital fomites. MRSA survived for 11 days on a plastic …

Detection of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus colonization of healthy military personnel by traditional culture, PCR, and mass …

AG Shaw, TJ Vento, K Mende, RE Kreft… - … journal of infectious …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background: Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible (MSSA)
Staphylococcus aureus colonization is associated with increased rates of infection. Rapid …

[CITATION][C] Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an assessment of environmental contamination in a burn center

C Andrade, S Champagne, D Caruso… - American journal of …, 2009 - ajicjournal.org
Materials and methods Thirty environmental samples were collected during a 2-hour time
interval in a local burn center for a snapshot analysis of possible MRSA contamination. Sites …

Multicenter Evaluation of MRSASelect II Chromogenic Agar for Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Wound and Nasal Specimens

DR Hernandez, DW Newton… - Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hospitals strive to reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevalence
via active surveillance of inpatient populations. Rapid and inexpensive screening methods …

Identification of Two Borderline Oxacillin-Resistant Strains of Staphylococcus aureus From Routine Nares Swab Specimens by One of Three Chromogenic Agars …

BW Buchan, NA Ledeboer - American journal of clinical …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of nosocomial
infections that result in extended hospital stays and increased mortality. Therefore, rapid …

Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on the Stethoscopes of Emergency Medical Services Providers

MA Merlin, ML Wong, PW Pryor, K Rynn… - Prehospital …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. The investigation seeks to determine the prevalence of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on the stethoscopes of emergency medical services (EMS) …

Evaluation of a Novel Medium for Screening Specimens from Hospitalized Patients To Detect Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

DS Blanc, A Wenger, J Bille - Journal of clinical microbiology, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A novel medium, Oxacillin Resistant Screening Agar (ORSA) medium, was
evaluated for the screening of specimens for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus …

A blinded comparison of three laboratory protocols for the identification of patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

M Gardam, J Brunton, B Willey, A McGeer… - Infection Control & …, 2001 - cambridge.org
Objective: To compare three laboratory screening protocols for the detection of methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from surveillance specimens (mannitol-salt agar …