Browsing by Author "Ramsey, Keith M."
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A case control study of environmental and occupational exposures associated with methicillin resistant nasal carriage in patients admitted to a rural tertiary care hospital in a high density swine region
Schinasi, Leah; Wing, Steve; Augustino, Kerri L.; Ramsey, Keith M.; Nobles, Delores L.; Richardson, David B.; Price, Lance B.; Aziz, Maliha; MacDonald, Pia D. M.; Stewart, Jill R. (2014)Background Distinct strains of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been identified on livestock and livestock workers. Industrial food animal production may be an important environmental reservoir for ... -
A case control study of environmental and occupational exposures associated with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in patients admitted to a rural tertiary care hospital in a high density swine region
Schinasi, Leah; Wing, Steve; Augustino, Kerri L.; Ramsey, Keith M.; Nobles, Delores L.; Richardson, David B.; Price, Lance B.; Aziz, Maliha; MacDonald, Pia DM; Stewart, Jill R. (2014)Background: Distinct strains of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been identified on livestock and livestock workers. Industrial food animal production may be an important environmental reservoir for ... -
Evaluation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage and High Livestock Production Areas in North Carolina through Active Case Finding at a Tertiary Care Hospital
Feingold, Beth J.; Augustino, Kerri L.; Curriero, Frank C.; Udani, Paras C.; Ramsey, Keith M. (2019-09-14): Recent reports from the Netherlands document the emergence of novel multilocus sequence typing (MLST) types (e.g., ST-398) of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in livestock, particularly swine. In ... -
Medical and Household Characteristics Associated with Methicillin Resistant Nasal Carriage among Patients Admitted to a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital
Schinasi, Leah; Wing, Steve; MacDonald, Pia D. M.; Richardson, David B.; Stewart, Jill R.; L.Augustino, Kerri; Nobles, Delores L.; Ramsey, Keith M. (2013)Background Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a threat to patient safety and public health. Understanding how MRSA is acquired is important for prevention efforts. This study investigates risk ... -
Medical and Household Characteristics Associated with Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage among Patients Admitted to a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital
Schinasi, Leah; Wing, Steve; MacDonald, Pia D. M.; Richardson, David B.; Stewart, Jill R.; Augustino, Kerri L.; Nobles, Delores L.; Ramsey, Keith M. (2013-08-26)Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a threat to patient safety and public health. Understanding how MRSA is acquired is important for prevention efforts. This study investigates risk factors for MRSA ... -
Molecular Epidemiology of MRSA Among Patients and Employees in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Augustino, Kerri L. (East Carolina University, 2011)Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a pervasive drug resistant human pathogen and has become widespread in hospitals around the world. MRSA infections cause approximately 19,000 deaths among hospitalized ...