Nosocomial Staphylococcal Infections
Authors: JOHN M. BOYCE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1981)

Letters and Corrections1 August 1981Nosocomial Staphylococcal InfectionsJOHN M. BOYCE, M.D.JOHN M. BOYCE, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-95-2-241_3 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Hospital-acquired infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have become increasingly common in the United States and in recent years have affected patients in both community and university hospitals (1). Several recent reports have suggested that such infections often become endemic in affected hospitals despite use of seemingly appropriate control measures (2-4). The report by Peacock and colleagues (3) stated that disappearance of methicillin-resistant S. aureus from an affected hospital has been documented in only two institutions.I fully agree that controlling outbreaks is difficult and would like to present data from a recent survey of methicillin-resistantS....References1. WENZELDONOWITZ RL. Methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus arueus—United States. Morbid Mortal Weekly Rep. 1981;30:140, 145-7. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. CROSSLEYLANDESMANLASKE KBD An outbreak of infections caused by strains of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin and aminoglycosides. J Infect Dis. 1979;138:280-7. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. PEACOCKMARSIKWENZEL JFR. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: introduction and spread within a hospital. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:526-32. LinkGoogle Scholar4. BOYCELANDRYDEETZDUPONT JMTH. Epidemiologic studies of an outbreak of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. Infect Control. 1981;2:110-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BOYCE J. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: a growing infection control problem? Infect Control. 1980;1:335-7. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS 39216 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByIsolation Policies and the Hospital Management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN STAPHYLOCOCCIOutbreak among HIV-Infected Patients of Staphylococcus aureus Resistant to Cotrimoxazole and MethicillinAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococciComparison of mupirocin susceptibility of nasal and nonnasal Staphylococcus aureus isolatesOutbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Teaching Hospital — epidemiological and microbiological surveillanceClinical and Epidemiologic Investigations of Nosocomial Pulmonary Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMethicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus in EuropeManaging an Outbreak of Staphylococcus Aureus in a Rehabilitation CenterMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities: Microbiology, Epidemiology, and Preventive MeasuresClonal Diversity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an Acute-Care InstitutionClonal Diversity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an Acute-Care InstitutionMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Implications for the 1990s and effective control measuresA seven-year experience with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusShould We Vigorously Try to Contain and Control Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus?Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusControl of MRSA nosocomial infectionsProspective Microbiologic Surveillance in Control of Nosocomial Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMethicillin-Susceptible "Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: " A Sheep in Wolves' ClothingMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Clinical and Laboratory FeaturesIncreasing Occurrence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the United StatesThe Emergence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in United States Hospitals Possible Role of the House Staff-Patient Transfer CircuitROBERT W. HALEY, M.D., ALLEN W. HIGHTOWER, M.S., RIMA F. KHABBAZ, M.D., CLYDE THORNSBERRY, Ph.D., WILLIAM J. MARTONE, M.D., JAMES R. ALLEN, M.D., JAMES M. HUGHES, M.D.Epidemiology of Nosocomial Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusROBERT L. THOMPSON, M.D., IGNACIO CABEZUDO, M.D., RICHARD P. WENZEL, M.D. 1 August 1981Volume 95, Issue 2Page: 241-242KeywordsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusNosocomial infectionsStaphylococcal infection Issue Published: 1 August 1981 PDF DownloadLoading ...