2011
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Hospitalization in High-Risk Patients in the Year following Detection
Huang SS, Hinrichsen VL, Datta R, Spurchise L, Miroshnik I, Nelson K, Platt R. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Hospitalization in High-Risk Patients in the Year following Detection. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e24340. PMID: 21949707, PMCID: PMC3174953, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infectionsPost-discharge infectionsStaphylococcus aureus infectionMRSA infectionHealthcare utilizationAureus infectionTertiary care medical centerPrimary bloodstream infectionsRetrospective cohort studyHigh-risk patientsTertiary care patientsHarvard Pilgrim Health CareSubstantial attributable mortalitySingle hospitalizationMRSA carriageMRSA carriersAdult patientsCohort studyHospital dischargeSubsequent readmissionCare patientsAttributable mortalityBloodstream infectionsCommon infectionsMost infections
2006
Impact of Routine Intensive Care Unit Surveillance Cultures and Resultant Barrier Precautions on Hospital-Wide Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Huang SS, Yokoe DS, Hinrichsen VL, Spurchise LS, Datta R, Miroshnik I, Platt R. Impact of Routine Intensive Care Unit Surveillance Cultures and Resultant Barrier Precautions on Hospital-Wide Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2006, 43: 971-978. PMID: 16983607, DOI: 10.1086/507636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitContact isolation precautionsMRSA bacteremiaStaphylococcus aureus bacteremiaInfection control interventionsIsolation precautionsSurveillance culturesBarrier precautionsAureus bacteremiaIncidence densityHealth care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infectionsMethicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremiaMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infectionsControl interventionsMaximal sterile barrier precautionsResistant Staphylococcus aureus BacteremiaCentral venous catheter placementAlcohol-based hand rubHospital-wide reductionVenous catheter placementHand hygiene campaignRoutine surveillance culturesStaphylococcus aureus infectionInterrupted time series designBacteremia rates