Impact of rapid molecular screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in surgical wards

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 381-386

  Keshtgar, J M R S ^a,b   Khalili, A ^a   Coen, P G ^a   Carder, C ^a   Macrae, B ^a   Jeanes, A ^a   Folan, P ^a   Baker, D ^a   Wren, M ^a   Wilson, A P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WOUND INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

BACTEREMIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NOSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 40749126828     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6013     Document Type: Article

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