Has decolonization played a central role in the decline in UK methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission? A focus on evidence from intensive care

Universal Surveillance for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 3 Affiliated Hospitals

(2013) Ari Robicsek   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Active surveillance testing and decontamination strategies in intensive care units to reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections

(2010) Asok Kurup et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Curbing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 38 French Hospitals Through a 15-Year Institutional Control Program

(2010) Vincent Jarlier   ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Europe: which infection control measures are taken?

(2010) S. Hansen et al.   INFECTION

Evaluation of Chromogenic Media for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

(2010) S. Malhotra-Kumar et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Eradication of Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusCarriage: A Systematic Review

(2009) Heidi S. M. Ammerlaan et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Efficacy and Limitation of a Chlorhexidine‐Based Decolonization Strategy in Preventing Transmission of Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusin an Intensive Care Unit

(2009) Rahul Batra et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Reduction in the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition in surgical wards by rapid screening for colonization: a prospective, cross-over study

(2009) Katherine Hardy et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

The effect of daily bathing with chlorhexidine on the acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: Results of a quasi-experimental multicenter trial*

(2009) Michael W. Climo et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

5 Years of Experience Implementing a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Search and Destroy Policy at the Largest University Medical Center in the Netherlands

(2009) Margreet C. Vos et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Chlorhexidine-Impregnated Sponges and Less Frequent Dressing Changes for Prevention of Catheter-Related Infections in Critically Ill Adults

(2009) Jean-François Timsit et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Decline of EMRSA-16 amongst methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causing bacteraemias in the UK between 2001 and 2007

(2009) M. J. Ellington et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Clinical Application of Real-Time PCR to Screening Critically Ill and Emergency-Care Surgical Patients for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a Quantitative Analytical Study

(2009) M. T. Herdman et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Decline in the rates of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition and bacteraemia in a general intensive care unit between 1996 and 2008

(2009) D.S. Thompson et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Screening and isolation for infection control

(2009) E. Tacconelli   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Random meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrier surveillance at a district hospital and the impact of interventions to reduce endemic carriage

(2009) J.A. Karas et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Active surveillance cultures are not required to control MRSA infections in the critical care setting

(2008) Michael B. Edmond et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

A randomized controlled trial of tea tree oil (5%) body wash versus standard body wash to prevent colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in critically ill adults: research protocol

(2008) Gillian Thompson et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The Use of Active Surveillance Cultures in Adult Intensive Care Units to Reduce Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureus–Related Morbidity, Mortality, and Costs: A Systematic Review

(2008) Katharine L. McGinigle et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Strategies to Prevent Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Acute Care Hospitals

(2008) David P. Calfee et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Throat and rectal swabs may have an important role in MRSA screening of critically ill patients

(2008) Rahul Batra et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Frequency of biocide resistance genes, antibiotic resistance and the effect of chlorhexidine exposure on clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates

(2008) L. Vali et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Longitudinal analysis of chlorhexidine susceptibilities of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates at a teaching hospital in Taiwan

(2008) J.-T. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Antimicrobial central venous catheters in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2008) Anna L Casey et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Impact of rapid screening tests on acquisition of meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus : cluster randomised crossover trial

(2008) Dakshika Jeyaratnam et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Chlorhexidine: Expanding the Armamentarium for Infection Control and Prevention

(2007) R. A. Weinstein et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES