Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on orthopaedic wards: Incidence, spread, mortality, cost and control

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 812-817

  Nixon, M ^a,c   Jackson, B ^a   Varghese, P ^b   Jenkins, D ^b   Taylor, G ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33745645821     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B6.17544     Document Type: Article

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