Detection of a nosocomial outbreak of salmonellosis may be delayed by application of a protocol for rejection of stool cultures

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-98

  Bruins, M J ^a   Fernandes, T M A ^b   Ruijs, G J H M ^a   Wolfhagen, M J H M ^a   van Rijn van Berkel, J M ^c   Schenk, B E ^d   van Duynhoven, Y T H P ^b  

^a Lab of ClinMicrobiol/Infect Dis   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c Infection Control Unit   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ciprofloxacin; Hospital; Nursing home; Outbreak; Raw eggs; Salmonella enteritidis; Stool culture rejection criteria

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EGG; EMPLOYEE; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; GASTROENTERITIS; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KITCHEN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLOSIS; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; SYMPTOM; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; FECES; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; NETHERLANDS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EGGS; FECES; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0041519149     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00125-7     Document Type: Article

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