Natural history of colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus(VRE): a systematic review

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 177
• Main Authors: Shenoy, Erica S, Paras, Molly L, Noubary, Farzad, Walensky, Rochelle P, Hooper, David C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 31.03.2014; BioMed Central Ltd
• Subjects: Carrier State - microbiology; Disease control; Enterococcus; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology; Hospitals; Humans; Long term health care; Medical practices; Medical schools; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - physiology; Reporting requirements; Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus infections; Statistical methods; Studies; Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci - physiology; Massachusetts

No published systematic reviews have assessed the natural history of colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). Time to clearance of colonization has important implications for patient care and infection control policy. We perform...