Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak in an intensive care nursery: Potential for interinstitutional spread

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 678-683

  McDonald, Jay R ^a,b   Carriker, Charlene M ^a   Pien, Brian C ^a   Trinh, Jane V ^a   Engemann, John J ^a   Harrell, Lizzie J ^a   Oden, Mary A ^a   Tanaka, David T ^a   Goldberg, Ronald N ^a   Sexton, Daniel J ^a   Kaye, Keith S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Disease outbreaks; Intensive care; Methicillin resistance; Neonatal; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; NURSERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34548760950     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3180616ce4     Document Type: Article

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