Staphylococcus aureus carriage and infections among patients in four haemo- and peritoneal-dialysis centres in Denmark

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 289-300

  Zimakoff, J ^a,g   Pedersen, F Bangsgaard ^e   Bergen, L ^d   Baago Nielsen J ^c   Daldorph, B ^e   Espersen, F ^b   Gahrn Hansen, B ^e   Hoiby N ^f   Jepsen, O B ^a   Joffe, P ^c   Kolmos, H J ^d   Klausen, M ^e   Kristoffersen, K ^d   Ladefoged, J ^f   Olesen Larsen, S ^a   Rosdahl, V T ^b   Scheibel, J ^c   Storm, B ^c,f   Tofte Jensen, P ^h   Lokkegaard H ^h   Nielsen, B ^h   Wurr, M ^h   Wang, P ^h   Antonsen, S ^h   Eriksen, N R ^h   Ladefoged, S D ^h   more..

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b Staphylococcus Laboratory   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^g National Center for Hospital Hygiene Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^h NONE

Author keywords

CAPD; Carriage; Elimination; Haemodialysis; Infections; Phage type; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE SMEAR; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPTICEMIA; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 16044373901     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(96)90015-8     Document Type: Article

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