Investigation of a pyoderma outbreak caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a nursery for newborns

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-43

  Lin, M F ^a   Huang, M L ^a   Lai, S H ^a  

^a Hsin Chu General Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nursery; Outbreak; Pyoderma; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEWBORN; NURSERY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PYODERMA; SKIN CULTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; PYODERMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAIWAN;

EID: 2342469910     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.01.035     Document Type: Article

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