A statistical method for estimating the proportion of cases resulting from cross-transmission of multi-resistant pathogens in an intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-155

  Mikolajczyk, R T ^a   Sagel, U ^b   Bornemann, R ^c   Kramer A ^a   Kretzschmar, M ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b AUSTRIAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY   (Austria)

^c Municipal Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hospital infection; MRSA; Multi resistant bacteria; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

IMIPENEM; METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL RECORD; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICS;

EID: 33947715153     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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