Public Health tings, but screening is less relevant in the community at large. In a recent US
population-based survey, colonization with MRSA was detected in only 0.84% of the …

Although a relatively unspectacular, nonmotile coccus, Staphylococcus aureus is a
dangerous pathogen and a major public health concern. In addition to being a common food …

Commenting on an article by Klevens et al 1 in the Journal of the American Medical
Association that described the incidence of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus …

Homeless individuals face an elevated risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) infection. Identifying the prevalence and risk factors for MRSA nasal colonization …

In this issue of the Journal, there are 3 papers that expand our understanding of an old
enemy, Staphylococcus aureus. They report changes in the prevalence of nasal colonization …

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) emerged in 1960 and over the following
40 years was a problem confined largely to the healthcare setting. In the late 1990s the first …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) decontamination regimens
predominantly use chlorhexidine bathing in combination with mupirocin nasal ointment …

@ See related article page 149 nesses were relatively severe: a considerable proportion of
the people infected required outpatient intravenous antibiotic therapy. The authors have …

From May 1997 to June 1998, all patients admitted to the study institution were screened at
entry for MRSA carriage (both colonization and infection). Eighty-six MRSA carriers were …

The first French outbreak of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(CA-MRSA) USA300 clone was investigated. After outbreak investigation, hygiene …