Prevalence and risk factors for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in adult emergency admissions - a case for screening all patients?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-21

  Gopal Rao, G ^a   Michalczyk, P ^a   Nayeem, N ^a   Walker, G ^a   Wigmore, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency admissions; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Risk factors; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; CARRIER STATE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34247550048     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.01.013     Document Type: Article

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