Time-series analysis of the impact of bed occupancy rates on the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in overcrowded general wards

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 496-502

  Borg, Michael A ^a   Suda, David ^b   Scicluna, Elizabeth ^a  

^a MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROLIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CROWDING; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; ITALY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PERIODICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL WARD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WARD; WINTER;

BED OCCUPANCY; CROWDING; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PATIENTS' ROOMS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 46349105369     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588157     Document Type: Article

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