Staphylococcus aureus Guidelines

• Guidance on the diagnosis and management of PVL-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections (PVL-SA) in England (PDF, 1.6 MB)
• Surveillance of MRSA Bacteraemia in patients with Renal Disease. Guidance notes. (PDF, 332 KB)
  
  R.Fluck, April 2007
• Screening for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonisation: a strategy for NHS trusts - a summary of best practice. Department of Health, November 2006
• Guidelines for the control and prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthcare facilities. E. Coia, G.J. Duckworth, D.I. Edwards, et al. J Hosp Infect 2006; 66 (S1):1-44
• Guidelines for the prophylaxis and treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the UK. Curtis G. Gemmell, David I. Edwards, Adam P. Fraise et al. J Antimicrob Chemother 2006 57(4):589-608
• Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis and susceptibility testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Derek F. J. Brown, David I. Edwards, et al. J Antimicrob Chemother 2005 56 (6):1000-1018
• Guidelines on the control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the community. Report of a combined working party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and the Hospital Infection Society. Prepared by G. Duckworth and R. Heathcock. J Hosp Infect 1995; 31:1-12
• SHEA guidelines for preventing nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus. Muto CA, Jernigan JA, Ostrowsky BE, Richet HM, Jarvis WR, Boyce JM, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2003; 24:362-386.

Last reviewed: 9 April 2009