Impact of the reinforcement of a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Control Programme: A 3-year evaluation by several indicators in a French University Hospital

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 551-558

  Eveillard, Matthieu ^a,b   Lancien, Evelyne ^a   De Lassence, Arnaud ^a   Branger, Catherine ^a   Barnaud, Guilène ^a   Benlolo, Jocelyne Anne ^a   Joly Guillou, Marie Laure ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Infection control programme; MRSA; Risk adjustment; Surveillance indicators

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHI SQUARE TEST; DISINFECTION; EVALUATION; FRANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREND STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; FRANCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33750041681     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-006-9024-y     Document Type: Article

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