Risk factors for developing clinical infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) amongst hospital patients initially only colonized with MRSA

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-46

  Coello, R ^a,c   Glynn, J R ^a   Gaspar, C ^a   Picazo, J J ^b   Fereres, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonization; Hospital infection; MRSA; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; DRAIN; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; RISK FACTOR; ULCER; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0030880261     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(97)90071-2     Document Type: Article

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