Efficacy of a program of prevention and control for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus Infections in an intensive-care unit

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-62

  Moreira, Marina ^a,d   Freitas, Marise R ^b   Martias, Simaida T ^c   Castelo, Adanto ^c   Medeires, Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAUBATÉ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit infections; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAZIL; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NOSE SMEAR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 34347389952     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702007000100015     Document Type: Article

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