Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus control in an intensive care unit: a 10 year analysis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 308-315

  Raineri, E ^a,b   Crema, L ^a   De Silvestri, A ^c   Acquarolo, A ^b   Albertario, F ^a   Carnevale, G ^d   Latronico, N ^b   Petrosillo, N ^e   Tinelli, C ^c   Zoncada, A ^d   Pan, A ^d  

^a Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^d Divisione di Malattie Infettive   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contact precautions; Control programme; Intensive care unit; Isolation; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; METICILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

AGED; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ISOLATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 36549078724     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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