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Control of Endemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Carine Chaix, Isabelle Durand‐Zaleski, Corinne Alberti, Christian Brun‐Buisson

JAMA · 1999 · 339 citations · 24 references

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In this example of a hospital with endemic MRSA infection, selective screening and isolation of carriers on ICU admission are beneficial compared with no isolation.

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A new Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II) based on a European/North American multicenter study

J. R. Le Gall · JAMA · 1993 · 6.3K citations

Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus in Europe

D. Milatović, C. Wallrauch-Schwarz, Vibeke Thamdrup Rosdahl et al. · European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases · 1994 · 809 citations

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Epidemiology of Nosocomial Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

Robert L. Thompson, Ignacio Cabezudo, Richard P. Wenzel · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1982 · 673 citations

Nine equivalents of nursing manpower use score (NEMS)

Dinis Reis Miranda, Rui P. Moreno, G. Iapichino · Intensive Care Medicine · 1997 · 382 citations

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Mortality Associated with Nosocomial Bacteremia Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

J Romero-Vivas, Carmen Cagigas Fernández, Juan J. Picazo · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 1995 · 319 citations