Browsing Other Campus Research by Author "Ramsey, Keith M."
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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 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 ...