J. Kluytmans

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Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: epidemiology, underlying mechanisms, and associated risks.
Staphylococcus aureus has long been recognized as an important pathogen in human disease. Due to an increasing number of infections caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains, therapy… Expand
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Emergence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus of Animal Origin in Humans
MRSA from an animal reservoir has recently entered the human population and is now responsible for >20% of all MRSA in the Netherlands.
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Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus.
BACKGROUND Nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus are at increased risk for health care-associated infections with this organism. Decolonization of nasal and extranasal sites on hospital admission… Expand
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Decontamination of the digestive tract and oropharynx in ICU patients.
BACKGROUND Selective digestive tract decontamination (SDD) and selective oropharyngeal decontamination (SOD) are infection-prevention measures used in the treatment of some patients in intensive… Expand
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Discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics: the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis.
BACKGROUND The spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria poses a substantial threat to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Due to its large public health and societal implications, multidrug-resistant… Expand
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Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus as a major risk factor for wound infections after cardiac surgery.
To evaluate the importance of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus as a risk factor for the development of wound infection at the sternotomy site after cardiac surgery, a case-control study was… Expand
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New WHO recommendations on preoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective.
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most preventable health-care-associated infections and are a substantial burden to health-care systems and service payers worldwide in terms of patient… Expand
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Increase in a Dutch hospital of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus related to animal farming.
In The Netherlands, patients exposed to pigs or veal calves were recently shown to be at high risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage. In Amphia Hospital (Breda, The… Expand
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Prevalence of Livestock-Associated MRSA in Communities with High Pig-Densities in The Netherlands
Background Recently, livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 has been discovered in animals, livestock farmers and retail meat. This cross-sectional study aimed to… Expand
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Surgical site infections in orthopedic surgery: the effect of mupirocin nasal ointment in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study.
The objective of this study was to determine whether use of mupirocin nasal ointment for perioperative eradication of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is effective in preventing the development… Expand
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