Pro/con clinical debate: Isolation precautions for all intensive care unit patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization are essential

Critical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 153-156

  Farr, Barry M ^a   Bellingan, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hand washing; Infection control; Intensive care; Isolation; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TIME;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PATIENT ISOLATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942624339     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc2817     Document Type: Review

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