Intervention to Reduce the Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infections in a Correctional Facility in Georgia

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 402-407

  Wootton, Susan H ^a,b,e   Arnold, Kathryn ^b   Hill, Holly A ^c   McAllister, Sigrid ^b   Ray, Marsha ^b   Kellum, Molly ^c   LaMarre, Madie ^d   Lane, Mary Ellen ^d   Chaitram, Jasmine ^c   Lance Parker, Susan ^b   Kuehnert, Matthew J ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES   (United States)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d Georgia Department of Corrections   (United States)

^e Mail Code 3 2371 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRISON; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRISONERS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 2442574904     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502413     Document Type: Article

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