The correlation between airborne methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with the presence of MRSA colonized patients in a general intensive care unit

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 202-209

  Wilson, R D ^a   Huang, S J ^b   McLean, A S ^b  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airborne transmission; Infection control; Intensive care unit; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 1842472033     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0403200207     Document Type: Article

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