10 patients had associated MRSA bacteremia. 13 MRSA isolates (22%) were clindamycin S consistent with SCCmec IV strains. There were no significant differences in patient characteristics or outcomes, but there was a trend toward shorter time to infection in clindamycin S cases compared to ...
Staphylococcus aureusbacteremia (SAB) is associated with significant morbidity and reported mortality rates of about 20%. It can result in infective endocarditis, an inflammation of the heart, which is associated with poor patient outcomes. Only few antibiotics that cover both MSSA and MRSA are appr...
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Infections attributed to B. subtilis includebacteremia, endocarditis, pneumonia, and septicemia. However, these infections were found in patients in compromised immune states. Is Bacillus a disease? Bacillus cereus is afoodborne pathogenthat can produce toxins, causing two types of gastrointestinal illnes...
Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that causes inflammation [1]. A large variety of microorganisms can cause pneumonia, including bacteria, viruses or fungi [1]. Pneumonia is often classified according to the site of acquisition into community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) or hospital-acquired pneum...
What is MRSA and MSSA? MRSA =methicillinresistantStaphylococcus aureus, MSSA = methicillinsensitiveStaphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus isone of the five most common causes of infections after injury or surgery. It affects around 500,000 patients in American hospitals annually. ...
Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are dangerous agents of nosocomial infections. In 2007 the prevalence of MRSA is 20.3% in ... D Korczak,Christine Schffmann - 《Gms Health Technol Assess》 被引量: 25发表: 2010年 What's New in MRSA Infections. The article offers...
Citing data based on implementation of FilmArray BCID, MALDI-TOF MS, PNA FISH assays, Xpert MRSA/SA BC, and the now unavailable BD GeneOhm StaphSR assay, the authors reported statistically significant reductions in time to initiation of appropriate antibiotic therapy, rates of recurrence of bac...
Though nurses have frequent contact with patients, their personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance rate is low, which poses a significant challenge in infection control. Aim To investigate the relative influence of specific factors on PPE compliance. Methods A sequential two-stage mixed-methods de...
Staph infection in the blood is called bacteremia or sepsis. Symptoms can include fever, chills, and low blood pressure (hypotension). Diseases Caused by Staph Staphylococcuscan cause many different types of infections in and on around your body. Most of these infections cause localized inflammation...