MRSA surveillance in a UK district hospital: measuring clinical isolates with MRSA is more useful than measuring MRSA bacteraemias

Summary The introduction of mandatory surveillance of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemias and targets in England has led to reductions in most hospitals. However, reductions were difficult to demonstrate at Peterborough & Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as MRSA...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hospital infection 2011-12, Vol.79 (4), p.287-291
Hauptverfasser:	Enoch, D.A, Cargill, J.S, Sismey, A, Karas, J.A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteraemia Bacteremia - epidemiology Bacteremia - microbiology Bacterial diseases Bacterial sepsis Biological and medical sciences Carrier State - epidemiology Carrier State - microbiology Hospitals, District Human bacterial diseases Humans Infection Control - methods Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Medical sciences Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification MRSA Sentinel Surveillance Skin - microbiology Sputum - microbiology Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology Staphylococcus aureus Surveillance United Kingdom - epidemiology Urine - microbiology Wounds and Injuries - microbiology
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