id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-342250-x5bzrpcu Faires, Meredith C The use of the temporal scan statistic to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clusters in a community hospital 2014-07-08 .txt text/plain 6869 341 46 The objectives of this study were to investigate the utility of the temporal scan statistic for detecting MRSA clusters, validate clusters using molecular techniques and hospital records, and determine significant differences in the rate of MRSA cases using regression models. The objectives of this study were to investigate the utility of the temporal scan statistic for detecting MRSA clusters in a community hospital and to validate significant clusters using molecular techniques and hospital records concerning known MRSA outbreaks; and to determine if there were significant differences in the rate of MRSA infection and colonization cases by month, season, and year using regression models. Data pertaining to known MRSA outbreaks that occurred during the study period (e.g., start and end date, ward location, and number of patients involved) were collected from the hospital's Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) department. ./cache/cord-342250-x5bzrpcu.txt ./txt/cord-342250-x5bzrpcu.txt