Effects of tea catechin inhalation on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in elderly patients in a hospital ward

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-231

  Yamada, Hiroshi ^a,b   Ohashi, K ^a   Atsumi, T ^b   Okabe, H ^b   Shimizu, T ^b   Nishio, S ^a   Li, X D ^a   Kosuge, K ^a   Watanabe, H ^a   Hara, Y ^c  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SEIREI HAMAMATSU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Tokyo Food Techno Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catechin; Elderly; Hospitalization; Inhalation; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Indexed keywords

BROMHEXINE; CATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; OXACILLIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUSCLE SPASM; NEBULIZER; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEA; WARD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HETEROZYGOTE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SPUTUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; CATECHIN; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; SPUTUM; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038311994     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1327     Document Type: Article

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