Colonization and infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Associated factors and eradication

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 20-28

  Asensio, Angel ^a,b   Guerrero, Antonio ^a   Quereda, Carmen ^a   Lizán, Máxima ^a   Martinez Ferrer, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGERY; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029688507     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30142361     Document Type: Article

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