Acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a large intensive care unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 322-326

  Marshall, Caroline ^a,b   Harrington, Glenys ^b   Wolfe, Rory ^a   Fairley, Christopher K ^c   Wesselingh, Steve ^d   Spelman, Denis ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NOSE; NURSE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; THROAT; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0038184180     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502215     Document Type: Article

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