Risk factor for acquisition of methicilin-resistant Stapphyloccus aureus (MRSA) by trauma patients in the intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-252

  Marshall, Caroline ^a,b   Wolfe, R ^a   Kossmann, T ^b   Wesselingh, S ^c,d   Harrington, G ^b   Spelman, D ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Risk factor; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METICILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TIMENTIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATHOGENESIS; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRAUMA CENTERS; VICTORIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 3242801375     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.03.024     Document Type: Article

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