Single rooms may help to prevent nosocomial bloodstream infection and cross-transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in intensive care units

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 836-840

  Bracco, David ^a,b   Dubois, Marc Jacques ^b   Bouali, Redouane ^c   Eggimann, Philippe ^d  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Critical care; Cross infection epidemiology *etiology *prevention control; Handwashing; Hygiene; Infection control; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CANDIDA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AGED; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS' ROOMS; QUEBEC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 34247559825     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0559-5     Document Type: Article

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