Treatment Outcomes for Serious Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility
…, A Fuller, P Du Cros, EA Grabsch… - Clinical Infectious …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Although infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with reduced
vancomycin susceptibility (SA-RVS) have been reported from a number of countries, including …
vancomycin susceptibility (SA-RVS) have been reported from a number of countries, including …
Efficacy of an alcohol/chlorhexidine hand hygiene program in a hospital with high rates of nosocomial methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection
…, R Martin, LJ Burrell, EA Grabsch… - Medical Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To assess the effect of a multifaceted hand hygiene culture‐change program on
health care worker behaviour, and to reduce the burden of nosocomial methicillin‐resistant …
health care worker behaviour, and to reduce the burden of nosocomial methicillin‐resistant …
Increasing tolerance of hospital Enterococcus faecium to handwash alcohols
…, SA Ballard, AA Mahony, EA Grabsch… - Science translational …, 2018 - science.org
Alcohol-based disinfectants and particularly hand rubs are a key way to control hospital
infections worldwide. Such disinfectants restrict transmission of pathogens, such as multidrug-…
infections worldwide. Such disinfectants restrict transmission of pathogens, such as multidrug-…
Prospective Comparison of the Clinical Impacts of Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin …
KC Horne, BP Howden, EA Grabsch… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Although methicillin (meticillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains with reduced
susceptibility to vancomycin (RVS-MRSA; including vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus […
susceptibility to vancomycin (RVS-MRSA; including vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus […
Risk of environmental and healthcare worker contamination with vancomycin-resistant enterococci during outpatient procedures and hemodialysis
EA Grabsch, LJ Burrell, A Padiglione… - Infection Control & …, 2006 - cambridge.org
Objective.To assess the risk of environmental and healthcare worker (HCW) contamination
with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) during outpatient procedures performed on …
with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) during outpatient procedures performed on …
A Sustained Hospital Outbreak of Vancomycin- Resistant Enterococcus faecium Bacteremia due to Emergence of vanB E. faecium Sequence Type 203
PDR Johnson, SA Ballard, EA Grabsch… - The Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background. A significant increase in the rate of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
(VREfm) bacteremia at our health service, despite improved infection control, prompted us …
(VREfm) bacteremia at our health service, despite improved infection control, prompted us …
Significant reduction in vancomycin-resistant enterococcus colonization and bacteraemia after introduction of a bleach-based cleaning–disinfection programme
EA Grabsch, AA Mahony, DRM Cameron… - Journal of Hospital …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) colonization and infection have
increased at our hospital, despite adherence to standard VRE control guidelines. Aim We …
increased at our hospital, despite adherence to standard VRE control guidelines. Aim We …
Comparison of three PCR primer sets for identification of vanB gene carriage in feces and correlation with carriage of vancomycin-resistant enterococci: interference …
SA Ballard, EA Grabsch, PDR Johnson… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
We assessed the sensitivities and specificities of three previously described PCR primers on
enrichment broth cultures of feces for the accurate detection of fecal carriage of vancomycin-…
enrichment broth cultures of feces for the accurate detection of fecal carriage of vancomycin-…
Risk factors for new detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in acute-care hospitals that employ strict infection control procedures
AA Padiglione, R Wolfe, EA Grabsch… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Accurate assessment of the risk factors for colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci
(VRE) among high-risk patients is often confounded by nosocomial VRE transmission. We …
(VRE) among high-risk patients is often confounded by nosocomial VRE transmission. We …
[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary origins of the emergent ST796 clone of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium
…, S Ballard, IR Monk, AA Mahony, EA Grabsch… - PeerJ, 2017 - peerj.com
From early 2012, a novel clone of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium (assigned
the multi locus sequence type ST796) was simultaneously isolated from geographically …
the multi locus sequence type ST796) was simultaneously isolated from geographically …