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

- 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]