2016
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7548.1000304
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A Preliminary Assessment of Contamination of Emergency Service Helicopters with MRSA and Multi-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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“…was also identified (6 out of 7 samples); however, further testing was not performed to confirm the presence of MRSA (7). In contrast, a second Australian study of EMS helicopters detected only MSSA and nonpathogenic skin flora (e.g., Staphylococcus epidermidis) (21). The relatively small sample sizes of the two studies (1 and 2 ambulances tested) leave much room for further investigation; however, the studies indicate that pathogens may also be present within air ambulances.…”
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“…was also identified (6 out of 7 samples); however, further testing was not performed to confirm the presence of MRSA (7). In contrast, a second Australian study of EMS helicopters detected only MSSA and nonpathogenic skin flora (e.g., Staphylococcus epidermidis) (21). The relatively small sample sizes of the two studies (1 and 2 ambulances tested) leave much room for further investigation; however, the studies indicate that pathogens may also be present within air ambulances.…”
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“…(i) Study designs and methodologies. To date, approximately 25 published studies have investigated pathogen presence in the EMS sector from 1986 to 2016 within the United States (6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20), Australia (21), the United Kingdom (22), Germany (23)(24)(25), Denmark (26,27), South Korea (28,29), Saudi Arabia (30), and Thailand (31, 32) ( Fig. 1A).…”
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