Publications
Project
publications 2009
Chosen other publications by consortium
members related to MagRSA (2009):
- VNTR analysis and MLST data confirm the epidemiological
changes observed with Staphylococcus aureus
strains isolated from bloodstream infections. N. van der
Mee-Marquet, P. François, A.-S. Domelier, L. Arnault, N.
Girard, J. Schrenzel, R. Quentin, and the Boodstream
Infection Study Group of the Réseau des Hygiénistes du
Centre. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, published online
ahead of print 22 July 2009 [link to journal]
- Immuno-detection of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm on a
cochlear implant. M. I. Kos, L. Stenz, J.-P. Guyot, P.
François, and J. Schrenzel. Infection 37(5): 450-454
[PubMed]
Project publications 2008
- Project Executive Summary (October 2006 -
March 2008, download PDF here)
- In vivo detection of clonally-derived
methicillin-resistant/methicillin-susceptible
Staphylococcus aureus is not a rare event. P. Francois, I.
Uckay, A. Iten, G. Renzi, S. Dahran, V. Camus, H. Sax and
J. Schrenzel. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2008.
46(5):1890-1891. [PubMed]
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
aureus, Geneva, Switzerland, 1993–2005. P.
Francois, S. Harbarth, A. Huyghe, G. Renzi, M. Bento, A.
Gervaix, D. Pittet and J. Schrenzel, Emerging
Infectious Diseases 2008. 14 (2) 304-307. [PubMed]
Chosen other publications by consortium members related
to MagRSA (2008):
- Impact of Oleic Acid (cis-9-Octadecenoic
Acid) on Bacterial Viability and Biofilm Production in
Staphylococcus aureus. L. Stenz, P. François, A. Fischer,
A. Huyghe, M. Bento-Tangomo, D. Hernandez, J. Cassat,
P. Linder and J. Schrenzel. FEMS Microbiology Letters 2008.
287:149-155. [PubMed]
- Effect of Screening for Methicillin-Resistant
Staphylococcus aureus Carriage by Polymerase Chain Reaction
on the Duration of Unnecessary Preemptive Contact
Isolation. I. Uckay, H. Sax, A. Iten, V. Camus, G. Renzi,
J. Schrenzel, A. Perrier, and D. Pittet. Infection
Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2008. 29:1077-1079.
[PubMed]
- Risk factors for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
aureus surgical site infection. S. Harbarth, B. Huttner, P.
Gervaz, C. Fankhauser, M.N. Chraiti, J. Schrenzel, M.
Licker and D. Pittet. Infection Control and Hospital
Epidemiology 2008. 29(9):890-893. [PubMed]
- Universal screening for methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial
infection in surgical patients. S. Harbarth, C. Fankhauser,
J. Schrenzel, J. Christeson, P. Gervaz,
C. Bandiera-Clerc, G. Renzi, N. Vernaz, H. Sax, and
D. Pittet. JAMA 2008. 299:1149-57. [PubMed]
Project publications 2007
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Evaluation of three molecular assays for rapid
identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus. P. Francois, M. Bento, G. Renzi, S. Harbarth,
D. Pittet and J. Schrenzel, Journal of Clinical
Microbiology 2007. 45 (6): 2011–2013. [PubMed]