Outbreak of staphylococcal bullous impetigo in a maternity ward linked to an asymptomatic healthcare worker

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 264-270

  Occelli, P ^a   Blanie, M ^b   Sanchez, R ^b   Vigier, D ^b   Dauwalder, O ^c   Darwiche, A ^b   Provenzano, B ^b   Dumartin, C ^a   Parneix, P ^a   Venier, A G ^a  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Physico et Toxico Chimie de i' Environment   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Bullous impetigo; Chronic carriage; Healthcare worker; Neonate; Nosocomial; Outbreak; Pemphigus neonatorum; Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; KANAMYCIN; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMPETIGO BULLOSA; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MATERNITY WARD; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NURSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; EXFOLIATINS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IMPETIGO; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 35649011906     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.08.023     Document Type: Article

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