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BACKGROUND: We performed surveillance cultures of the surfaces of X-ray cassettes to assess contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
METHODS: The surfaces of 37 X-ray cassettes stored in a radiology department...
PURPOSE: To identify the risk factors associated with fluoroquinolone resistance in patients undergoing cataract surgery.
METHODS: A total of 1,125 patients (1,125 eyes) who underwent cataract surgery at Veterans Health Service...
Oh HJ, Shim KN, Choi HJ, Lee JS, Song HJ, Ryu KH, Kim TH, Jung SA, Yoo K
KMID: 1112540
Korean J Gastroenterol.
2007 Apr;49(4):225-230.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Peristomal infection is the most common complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) insertion. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the most commonly implicated organism of peristomal infection. The aims of...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The high mortality attributable to persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia in spite of glycopeptide treatment has heightened the need for early detection and intervention with alternative agents. The...