Advanced search
Publication Cover
Prehospital Emergency Care Volume 17, 2013 - Issue 1
Submit an article Journal homepage
340
Views
9
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

The Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus among Out-of-Hospital Care Providers and Emergency Medical Technician Students

Charles MiramontiFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine (CM, GH, MAK), Indianapolis, Indiana; Memorial Hermann Northeast (JAR), Humble, Texas; IU Health–Reid Memorial Hospital (SI), Richmond, Indiana; Marion County Public Health Department (JL), Indianapolis, Indiana; and Indiana University School of Medicine (ER), Indianapolis, Indiana.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD,
James A RinkleFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine (CM, GH, MAK), Indianapolis, Indiana; Memorial Hermann Northeast (JAR), Humble, Texas; IU Health–Reid Memorial Hospital (SI), Richmond, Indiana; Marion County Public Health Department (JL), Indianapolis, Indiana; and Indiana University School of Medicine (ER), Indianapolis, Indiana.
, MD,
Samuel IdenFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine (CM, GH, MAK), Indianapolis, Indiana; Memorial Hermann Northeast (JAR), Humble, Texas; IU Health–Reid Memorial Hospital (SI), Richmond, Indiana; Marion County Public Health Department (JL), Indianapolis, Indiana; and Indiana University School of Medicine (ER), Indianapolis, Indiana.
, MD,
Jutieh LincolnFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine (CM, GH, MAK), Indianapolis, Indiana; Memorial Hermann Northeast (JAR), Humble, Texas; IU Health–Reid Memorial Hospital (SI), Richmond, Indiana; Marion County Public Health Department (JL), Indianapolis, Indiana; and Indiana University School of Medicine (ER), Indianapolis, Indiana.
, MPH,
Gretchen HuffmanFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine (CM, GH, MAK), Indianapolis, Indiana; Memorial Hermann Northeast (JAR), Humble, Texas; IU Health–Reid Memorial Hospital (SI), Richmond, Indiana; Marion County Public Health Department (JL), Indianapolis, Indiana; and Indiana University School of Medicine (ER), Indianapolis, Indiana.
, MBA, RN, EMT-P,
Elizabeth RiddellFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine (CM, GH, MAK), Indianapolis, Indiana; Memorial Hermann Northeast (JAR), Humble, Texas; IU Health–Reid Memorial Hospital (SI), Richmond, Indiana; Marion County Public Health Department (JL), Indianapolis, Indiana; and Indiana University School of Medicine (ER), Indianapolis, Indiana.
, PharmD &
Mary Ann KozakFrom the Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine (CM, GH, MAK), Indianapolis, Indiana; Memorial Hermann Northeast (JAR), Humble, Texas; IU Health–Reid Memorial Hospital (SI), Richmond, Indiana; Marion County Public Health Department (JL), Indianapolis, Indiana; and Indiana University School of Medicine (ER), Indianapolis, Indiana.
, DrPH show all
Pages 73-77 | Received 12 Jun 2012, Accepted 12 Jun 2012, Published online: 25 Oct 2012

Citations (9)

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Subscribe to citation updates

Read on this site (3)

Robert C. Orellana, Armando E. Hoet, Christopher Bell, Christina Kelley, Bo Lu, Sarah E. Anderson & Kurt B. Stevenson. (2016) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ohio EMS Providers: A Statewide Cross-sectional Study. Prehospital Emergency Care 20:2, pages 184-190.
Read now
Bryan E. Bledsoe, Richard J. Sweeney, Ross P. Berkeley, Korey T. Cole, Wesley J. Forred & Larry D. Johnson. (2014) EMS Provider Compliance with Infection Control Recommendations Is Suboptimal. Prehospital Emergency Care 18:2, pages 290-294.
Read now
John J. Lowe, Angela L. Hewlett, Peter C. Iwen, Philip W. Smith & Shawn G. Gibbs. (2013) Evaluation of Ambulance Decontamination Using Gaseous Chlorine Dioxide. Prehospital Emergency Care 17:3, pages 401-408.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (6)

J. Lee Jenkins, Edbert B. Hsu, Allen Zhang, Lisa M. Wilson, Anna Russell & Eric B. Bass. (2023) Current Evidence for Infection Prevention and Control Interventions in Emergency Medical Services: A Scoping Review. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, pages 1-7.
Crossref
Diego Schaps, Andrew W. Godfrey & Deverick J. Anderson. (2021) Risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) acquisition during ambulance transport: A retrospective propensity-score–matched cohort analysis . Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 43:4, pages 442-447.
Crossref
Diego Schaps, Anjni Patel Joiner & Deverick J. Anderson. (2020) Medical transport-associated infection: Review and commentary making a case for its legitimacy. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 43:4, pages 497-503.
Crossref
Kelli L. Barr, Rodney X. Sturdivant, Denise N. Williams & Debra Harris. (2021) Bacteria Associated with Healthcare-Associated Infections on Environmental Samples Obtained from Two Fire Departments. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18:22, pages 11885.
Crossref
Jonathon T. Egan. (2018) Infection Control Practices and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infections: A Survey of Students in US Chiropractic Programs. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine 17:2, pages 75-81.
Crossref
Andrew J. Hudson, Graeme D. Glaister & Hans-Joachim Wieden. (2018) The Emergency Medical Service Microbiome. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 84:5.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.