A prospective study of the case-notes of MRSA-positive patients: A vehicle of MRSA spread

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 665-667

  Hamza, N ^a,d   Bazoua, G ^a   Al Shajerie, Y ^b   Kubiak, E ^a   James, P ^a   Wong, C ^c  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FRIARAGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case notes; Handwashing; MRSA; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ADULT; AGAR MEDIUM; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL WARD; CROSS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSMISSION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 35348813225     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X205341     Document Type: Article

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