Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among patients with femoral neck fractures: implication for antibiotic prophylaxis

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America
Jacques MerrerFrançois Pauthier

Abstract

Fifteen (8.4%) of 179 patients admitted with femoral neck fractures carried MRSA. Among 96 patients admitted from their homes, only 2 (2%) were carriers, whereas 13 (15.6%) of 83 patients from nursing or residential homes or long-term-care facilities were colonized (P = .001). Routine prophylaxis with vancomycin is recommended in the latter group.

References

Jan 15, 1972·British Medical Journal·S Selwyn, H Ellis
Nov 1, 1995·The Journal of Hand Surgery·G I BainJ H Roth
May 24, 2000·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America·M D KalmeijerG A de Baere
Apr 13, 2001·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·W E TrickW R Jarvis
Aug 16, 2001·Drug Resistance Updates : Reviews and Commentaries in Antimicrobial and Anticancer Chemotherapy·Kumthorn Malathum, Barbara E. Murray

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jan 18, 2008·The Consultant Pharmacist : the Journal of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists·Guido R Zanni, Jeannette Y Wick
May 22, 2007·The Journal of Hospital Infection·I StarksP J Roberts
Sep 11, 2013·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America·James A McKinnellSusan S Huang
Sep 11, 2007·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America·Jacques MerrerUNKNOWN Groupe de Recherche sur l'Antibioprophylaxie en Chirurgie
Dec 8, 2006·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America·Jacques MerrerMichel Leneveu
Mar 2, 2006·The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·Curtis G GemmellUNKNOWN Joint Working Party of the British Society for Joint Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Ho
Oct 1, 2019·Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma·Jordan ShawPaul Whiting
Jun 8, 2012·The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery·Benjamin JohnsonPhilip J Roberts
Jan 8, 2009·Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England·Ahmed Al-MukhtarK Rajendra Prasad
Nov 4, 2008·The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume·A PatelC Born

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

CRISPR & Staphylococcus

CRISPR-Cas system enables the editing of genes to create or correct mutations. Staphylococci are associated with life-threatening infections in hospitals, as well as the community. Here is the latest research on how CRISPR-Cas system can be used for treatment of Staphylococcal infections.

Related Papers

The New England Journal of Medicine
F LecomteH Lévesque
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America
Matthieu EveillardMarie-Laure Joly-Guillou
The New England Journal of Medicine
G L Archer, M W Climo
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved