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ArticleThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses2004

The management of infection and colonization due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A CIDS/CAMM position paper.

Andrew E Simor, Mark Loeb, CIDS/CAMM Guidelines Committee

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Article in The Canadian journal of infectious diseases = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Guidelines for preventing infectious complications among hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients: a global perspective.Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation · 2009
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  7. Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic evaluation of daptomycin, tigecycline, and linezolid versus vancomycin for the treatment of MRSA infections in four western European countries.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2012
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  8. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: community transmission, pathogenesis, and drug resistance.Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy · 2010
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  9. Clinical practice guidelines for hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2008
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  10. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A public health issue with economic consequences.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2007
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  11. [Not Available].Paediatrics & child health · 2005
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Andrew E SimorDepartments of Medicine and Microbiology, Sunnybrook and Womens College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario.
Mark Loeb
CIDS/CAMM Guidelines Committee

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is being seen with greater frequency in most hospitals and other health care facilities across Canada. The organism may cause life-threatening infections and has been associated with institutional outbreaks. Several studies have confirmed that MRSA infection is associated with increased morbidity and mortality compared with infections caused by susceptible strains, even when the presence of comorbidities is accounted for. Treatment of MRSA infection is complicated by the fact that these organisms are resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents, so treatment options are limited. The effectiveness of decolonization therapy (attempting to eradicate MRSA carriage) is also uncertain. This paper reviews the medical management of MRSA infections, discusses the potential role of decolonization and provides an overview of evidence to support recommended infection control practices.

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Methicillin resistanceMRSAStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID18159442
PMCPMC2094920

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