Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii in a long-term acute care facility

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 468-471

  Furuno, Jon P ^a   Hebden, Joan N ^b   Standiford, Harold C ^a,b   Perencevich, Eli N ^a,b,c   Miller, Ram R ^a,b   Moore, Anita C ^a   Strauss, Sandra M ^a   Harris, Anthony D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SPUTUM; UNITED STATES; WOUND;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BALTIMORE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 50949083283     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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