OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to demonstrate that the number of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates collected daily in a community hospital is Poisson …

OBJECTIVE: This article presents a logistic model that describes the mean number of
unique methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates collected daily at a 150 …

Background. The incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
colonization or infection has been used as a proxy measure for MRSA transmission, but …

Using MRSA isolates submitted to our hospital microbiology laboratory January 2001–
March 2010 and the number of our emergency department (ED) visits, quarterly community …

Objectives: To determine the validity of an active, hospital laboratory isolate-based
surveillance system in estimating rates of infection and to evaluate the use of surveillance …

Methods We conducted a retrospective study of 496 adult patients admitted to an acute care
hospital. We abstracted data on 9 variables reported in the literature as risk factors for MRSA …

We studied the relationship between meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
prevalence in the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and in the surrounding community (Grampian …

Hospital Epidemiology most helpful in managing these situations and would like to relate a
recent experience controlling MRSA infections. In September 2003, a MRSA outbreak was …

Background In healthcare facilities, conventional surveillance techniques using rule-based
guidelines may result in under-or over-reporting of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus …

Background and Objective. Investigators and medical decision makers frequently rely on
administrative databases to assess methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) …