Clinical, patient experience and cost impacts of performing active surveillance on known methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus positive patients admitted to medical-surgical units

Jennifer C. Goldsack; Christine DeRitter; Michelle Power; Amy Spencer; Cynthia L. Taylor; Sofia F. Kim; Ryan Kirk; Marci Drees

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.07.011

Clinical, patient experience and cost impacts of performing active surveillance on known methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus positive patients admitted to medical-surgical units

American Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.1016/j.ajic.2014.07.011 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 42 (10) ◽

pp. 1039-1043 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Jennifer C. Goldsack ◽

Christine DeRitter ◽

Michelle Power ◽

Amy Spencer ◽

Cynthia L. Taylor ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Active Surveillance ◽

Patient Experience ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Clinical Patient ◽

Surgical Units

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Applying active surveillance on early environmental detection to determine the risk factors of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization

Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection ◽

10.1016/j.jmii.2015.02.408 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. S115

Author(s):

Chia Jung Lin ◽

Yin Yin Chen ◽

Fu Der Wang

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Active Surveillance ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Environmental Detection

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Active surveillance culturing impacts methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition in a pediatric intensive care unit*

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine ◽

10.1097/pcc.0b013e3181f39222 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. e171-e175 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Galit Holzmann-Pazgal ◽

Charles Monney ◽

Koya Davis ◽

Audrey Wanger ◽

Nathaniel Strobel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽

Active Surveillance ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Pediatric Intensive Care ◽

Methicillin Resistant

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Use of failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) to improve active surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at a university-affiliated medical center

American Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.1016/j.ajic.2005.04.202 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 33 (5) ◽

pp. e158 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

S. Monti ◽

J. Jefferson ◽

L. Mermel ◽

S. Parenteau ◽

S. Kenyon ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Failure Mode ◽

Active Surveillance ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Medical Center ◽

Effect Analysis ◽

Methicillin Resistant

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Active Surveillance for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus including Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Screening Prevents Transmission in a Dermatology Ward

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ◽

10.1086/667372 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 33 (9) ◽

pp. 957-959 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Georg Daeschlein ◽

Sebastian von Podewils ◽

Tina Bloom ◽

Hermann Haase ◽

Andreas Arnold ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽

Active Surveillance ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Chain Reaction ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Polymerase Chain

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Increasing Rates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Academic Hospitals A Result of Active Surveillance?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ◽

10.1086/668797 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 105-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sarah S. Lewis ◽

Rebekah W. Moehring ◽

Deverick J. Anderson ◽

Daniel J. Sexton ◽

Luke F. Chen

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Active Surveillance ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Academic Hospitals

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Sensitivities of Nasal and Rectal Swabs for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in an Active Surveillance Program

Journal of Clinical Microbiology ◽

10.1128/jcm.00848-08 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 46 (9) ◽

pp. 3101-3103 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

A. Currie ◽

L. Davis ◽

E. Odrobina ◽

S. Waldman ◽

D. White ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Active Surveillance ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Surveillance Program ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Rectal Swabs ◽

Active Surveillance Program

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Responding to a Legislative Mandate for Active Surveillance for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Illinois

American Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.1016/j.ajic.2008.04.228 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 36 (5) ◽

pp. E191-E192

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Active Surveillance ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Methicillin Resistant

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Clinical and Financial Implications for Discontinuing Active Surveillance Culturing (ASC) for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus & Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in Community Hospitals

American Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.022 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (8) ◽

pp. S52-S53

Author(s):

Valerie C. Payne ◽

Connie C. Clark ◽

Nicholas Turner

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Active Surveillance ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus ◽

Community Hospitals ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Vancomycin Resistant

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307Prevalence of qac A/B among Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Isolates Recovered from Active Surveillance Cultures of the Anterior Nares in the Setting of Chlorhexidine Bathing

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofu052.173 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽

pp. S127-S127

Author(s):

Martin Prager ◽

Meghan Wallace ◽

Kerry M. Bommarito ◽

Carey-Ann Burnham ◽

David K. Warren

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Active Surveillance ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Surveillance Cultures ◽

Chlorhexidine Bathing

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Control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): the impact of active surveillance for MRSA in a non-acute hospital in Madrid (Spain)

BMC Proceedings ◽

10.1186/1753-6561-5-s6-p8 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 5 (S6) ◽

Author(s):

C Bischofberger ◽

L Garcia-Picazo ◽

C Garcia-Gonzalez ◽

M Alonso ◽

Á Asensio

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Active Surveillance ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Acute Hospital ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

The Impact

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