scholarly journals Predictive Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Colonisation among Adults in Acute Care Settings: A Systematic Review

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (54) ◽  
pp. 3487-3560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yifan Xue ◽  
Aye Aye Gyi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Acute Care Settings ◽  
Predictive Risk

Acquisition of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Acute Care Setting: Incidence and Risk Factors

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 733-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christophe Rioux ◽  
Laurence Armand-Lefevre ◽  
Wafaa Guerinot ◽  
Antoine Andremont ◽  
Jean-Christophe Lucet
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Acute Care Setting ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Chronic Skin ◽  
Mrsa Colonization

Our objective was to assess the incidence of and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) acquisition among patients in acute care wards. For 5 months, patients were screened for MRSA colonization at admission and at discharge. At admission, 6.6% of patients had cultures positive for MRSA, and 3.1% of patients who had tested negative for MRSA on admission had cultures positive for MRSA at discharge. Only the presence of chronic skin breaks at admission was independently associated with MRSA acquisition.

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