Nosocomial and community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in hospitalized patients (Spain, 1993-2003)

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 465-471

  Asensio, A ^a   Canton R ^b   Vaque J ^c   Rossello J ^c   Calbo, F ^d   Garcia Caballero J ^e   Dominguez V ^f   Hernandez A ^g   Trilla, A ^h   EPINE Working Group, ⁱ  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

Community infection; Infection rates; MRSA; Nosocomial infection; Trends

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SKIN INFECTION; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33745685599     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.03.013     Document Type: Article

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