The importance of detecting methicillin-resistant. Staphylococcus aureus in an intensive care setting;Intérêt du dépistage du staphylocoque doré résistant à la méticilline en réanimation

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 384-391

  Lucet, J C ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Carriage; Cost benefit analysis; Epidemiology; Intensive care; Methicillin resistant; Multiresistant bacteria; Staphylococcal infection; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GLYCOPEPTIDE; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CARRIER; FRANCE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0036105487     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0750-7658(02)00623-8     Document Type: Article

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