scholarly journals The Intersecting Epidemics of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Incarceration

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle J. Popovich ◽  
Chad Zawitz ◽  
Robert A. Weinstein ◽  
Amanda E. Grasso ◽  
Anna L. Hotton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Significant Risk Factor ◽  
Hiv Status ◽  
Medical Surveillance ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Virus Community

Abstract Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has had a significant impact on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and incarcerated individuals. We examined electronic medical surveillance data from 2006 to 2011 and observed that even in a population of currently or recently incarcerated individuals, HIV status was a significant risk factor for MRSA infections and Hispanic ethnicity was protective.

Care for Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Instrumentation

Biofeedback ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-21
Author(s):  
Donald Moss ◽  
David Hagedorn ◽  
Didier Combatalade ◽  
Randy Neblett
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Infection Risk ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Health Discipline

Hagedorn (2014) has highlighted the infection risks in biofeedback and neurofeedback practice and identified broad strategies for mitigating infection risk. In the age of Clostridum difficile, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and human immunodeficiency virus, infection risk cannot be ignored in any health discipline that attaches sensors to patients' skin in most treatments. The present article discusses specific guidelines for care and hygiene of biofeedback and neurofeedback instruments, encoders, cables, and sensors. Attention to practice standards can greatly reduce the risk to practitioner and client alike.

Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Carriage in Residents of German Nursing Homes

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 511-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. von Baum ◽  
C. Schmidt ◽  
D. Svoboda ◽  
O. Bock-Hensley ◽  
Constanze Wendt
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Prevalence Survey ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

Objectives:To determine the prevalence of and the risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage in nursing home residents in the Rhine-Neckar region of southern Germany.Design:Point-prevalence survey.Setting:Forty-seven nursing homes in the region.Participants:All residents of the approached nursing homes who agreed to participate.Methods:After informed consent was obtained, all participants had their nares swabbed, some personal data collected, or both. All swabs were examined for growth of MRSA All S. aureus isolates underwent oxacillin susceptibility testing and polymerase chain reaction for demonstration of the meek gene. All MRSA isolates were typed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis after digestion with SmaI.Results:Swabs from 3,236 nursing home residents yielded 36 MRSA strains, contributing to a prevalence rate of 1.1%. Significant risk factors for MRSA carriage in the multivariate analysis were the presence of wounds or urinary catheters, limited mobility, admission to a hospital during the preceding 3 months, or stay in a medium-size nursing home. One predominant MRSA strain could be detected in 30 of the 36 MRSA carriers.Conclusions:The prevalence of MRSA in German nursing homes is still low. These residents seemed to acquire their MRSA in the hospital and transfer it to their nursing home. Apart from well-known risk factors for the acquisition of MRSA we identified the size of the nursing home as an independent risk factor. This might be due to an increased use of antimicrobials in nursing homes of a certain size.

Epidemiology of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aures Skin Infections Among Healthcare Workers in an Outpatient Clinic

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 1133-1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia P. Johnston ◽  
Lisa Cooper ◽  
William Ruby ◽  
Karen C. Carroll ◽  
Sara E. Cosgrove ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Environmental Samples ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Skin Infections ◽  
Soft Tissue Infections ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Mrsa Strains

Abstract We describe an investigation of soft-tissue infections caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) strains in 2 healthcare workers employed in an outpatient clinic for patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Cultures of environmental samples from multiple surfaces in the clinic grew toxin-producing CA-MRSA strains, suggesting fomites may play a role in the transmission of these strains of MRSA.

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