Prospective Microbiologic Surveillance in Control of Nosocomial Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Walsh T, Vlahov D, Hansen S, Sonnenberg E, Khabbaz R, Gadacz T, Standiford H. Prospective Microbiologic Surveillance in Control of Nosocomial Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 1987, 8: 7-14. PMID: 3102395, DOI: 10.1017/s0195941700066923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusNew MRSA casesNosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMRSA casesTracheostomy siteMRSA outbreaksNew casesNosocomial MRSA outbreaksHospital-wide effortPMS programStaphylococcus aureusFrequency of casesMicrobiologic surveillanceInfection controlQuarterly costsEarly identificationSurveillance programThird outbreakPilot studyMicrobiological surveillance programPatientsPrompt detectionInfectionNew outbreaksMonths