Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Western Australian teaching hospitals, 1997-1999: Risk factors, outcomes and implications for management

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-28

  Cordova, S P ^a,b   Heath, C H ^c   McGechie, D B ^d   Keil, A D ^e   Beers, M Y ^b   Riley, T V ^a,f  

^a Div of Microbiol and Infect Dis   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Management; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Outcomes; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AUSTRALIA; BACTEREMIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MONITORING; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0346338095     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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