Nosocomial MRSA infection in vascular surgery patients: Impact on patient outcome

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 327-334

  Cowie, Scott E ^a,c   Ma, Irene ^a   Lee, Susan K ^b   Smith, R Matthew ^a   Hsiang, York N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMPUTATION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMBOLECTOMY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; CANADA; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 23044479239     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440503900404     Document Type: Article

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