Estimation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission by considering colonization pressure at the time of hospital admission

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-31

  Eveillard, Mathieu ^a   Lancien, E ^a   Hidri, N ^a   Barnaud, G ^a   Gaba, S ^a   Benlolo, J A ^a   Joly Guillou, M L ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hospital; MRSA; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CARRIER STATE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS INFECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FRANCE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 16844376824     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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