Risk factors for ICU-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Oztoprak, Nefise ^a   Cevik, Mustafa Aydin ^a   Akinci, Esragul ^a,b   Korkmaz, Munire ^a   Erbay, Ayse ^a   Eren, Selim Sirri ^a   Balaban, Neriman ^a   Bodur, Hurrem ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE SMEAR; PARAMETER; PNEUMONIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOSE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 31344431565     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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