2013
MRSA Nasal Carriage Patterns and the Subsequent Risk of Conversion between Patterns, Infection, and Death
Gupta K, Martinello RA, Young M, Strymish J, Cho K, Lawler E. MRSA Nasal Carriage Patterns and the Subsequent Risk of Conversion between Patterns, Infection, and Death. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e53674. PMID: 23326483, PMCID: PMC3542362, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarrier StateColony Count, MicrobialFemaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMortalityMultivariate AnalysisNew EnglandNosePolymerase Chain ReactionRisk FactorsStaphylococcal InfectionsTime FactorsConceptsNon-colonized patientsActive surveillance programCarriage patternsMethicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) nasal carriageS. aureus nasal carriageSurveillance programNon-colonized groupAcute hospital admissionOutcome of deathRetrospective cohort studyAureus nasal carriageHours of admissionInfection prevention strategiesOutpatient care visitsRisk of deathHealth care systemLong-term careCare visitsCohort studyNasal carriageHospital admissionMRSA infectionSubsequent riskAntibiotic exposureCare settings
2011
Low Prevalence of Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Isolates among Connecticut Veterans
Fink SL, Martinello RA, Campbell SM, Murray TS. Low Prevalence of Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Isolates among Connecticut Veterans. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2011, 56: 582-583. PMID: 22064529, PMCID: PMC3256079, DOI: 10.1128/aac.05024-11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsArea Under CurveBacterial Typing TechniquesConnecticutFalse Positive ReactionsHumansMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPrevalenceStaphylococcal InfectionsVancomycinVancomycin ResistanceVeteransConceptsHeterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureusMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusHeterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus IsolatesVancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureusLow-prevalence populationsStaphylococcus aureus isolatesStaphylococcus aureusPrevalence populationsRoutine screeningVeterans HospitalLow prevalenceAureus isolatesCurve analysisResistance detectionAureusIsolatesPatientsHospitalPrevalenceEtest