Evaluation of Methicillin-Resistant Carriage and High Livestock Production Areas in North Carolina through Active Case Finding at a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Recent reports from the Netherlands document the emergence of novel multilocus sequence typing (MLST) types (e.g., ST-398) of methicillin-resistant (MRSA) in livestock, particularly swine.

Comparison of safety and efficacy between first and second generation of angio-seal closure devices in interventional patients.

Arterial closure devices are safe and effective in selected patients, with complication rates similar to or lower than manual compression. The purpose of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of the first- and new-generation Angio-Seal devices in patients undergoing PCI. This study found that the new Angio-Seal STS Platform device can secure hemostasis after PCI in a safe and effective manner similar to the old device.