Sanitary status and incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile within Canadian hotel rooms.

Hospital infection control strategies for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile.

115Comparison of Emerging Infections Program (EIP) and National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Datasets for Surveillance of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI)

115. Comparison of Emerging Infections Program (EIP) and National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Datasets for Surveillance of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Erin C. Phipps, DVM; Susan Petit, MPH; Richard Rodriguez, MPH; Richard Melchreit, MD; New Mexico Emerging Infections Program, Albuquerque, NM; Connecticut Department of Public ...

902Hospital Characteristics and Infection Prevention and Control Strategies Associated with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in Canadian Hospitals

Strategies Associated with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in Canadian Hospitals Victoria Williams, BSc, BASc, MPH, CIC; Andrew E. Simor, MD, FRCPC, FACP; Alex Kiss, PhD; Allison Mcgeer, MD, MSc, FRCPC; Guanghong Han, PhD; Zahir Hirji, MSc; Oscar E. Larios, MD; Christine Moore, BSc, MLT; Karl Weiss, MD, MSc, FRCPC; Infection Preventio...

Recovery of MRSA and Clostridium difficile in an ICU ward

Introduction / objectives The role of the hospital environment as a reservoir of infection is poorly understood. Therefore, baseline levels of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and Clostridium difficile contamination on surfaces were determined in an ICU ward. The aim was to determine whether contamination differs at certain times of the day, if recovery of pathogens is influen...

Infection acquisition following intensive care unit room privatization.

BACKGROUND Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) often acquire infections, which impose a heavy human and financial burden. The use of private rooms may reduce the acquisition of certain pathogens, but the limited evidence on this topic is inconsistent. METHODS We compared the rates of acquisition of infectious organisms in an ICU before and after a change from multibed to single rooms. As ...