Contribution of acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia to overall mortality in a general intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-227

  Thompson, D S ^a   Workman, R ^a   Strutt, M ^a  

^a MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Hospital mortality; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; SPUTUM CULTURE;

BACTEREMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 52949110548     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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