Detection and treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial carriage in a surgical intensive care unit: A 6-year prospective survey

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-165

  Troché, Gilles ^a,b   Joly, Luc Marie ^a   Guibert, Michèle ^a   Zazzo, Jean Fabien ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; COLISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; METICILLIN; NEOMYCIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NOSE SMEAR; RECTUM; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MUPIROCIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 15944378264     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502521     Document Type: Review

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