Evaluation of rapid screening and pre-emptive contact isolation for detecting and controlling methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in critical care: An interventional cohort study

Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Harbarth, Stephan ^a   Masuet Aumatell, Cristina ^a   Schrenzel, Jacques ^a   Francois, Patrice ^a   Akakpo, Christophe ^a   Renzi, Gesuele ^a   Pugin, Jerome ^a   Ricou, Bara ^a   Pittet, Didier ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; EVALUATION; INTENSIVE CARE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TIME;

COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PATIENT ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745620019     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc3982     Document Type: Article

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