Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus contamination of healthcare workers' uniforms in long-term care facilities

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-175

  Gaspard, P ^a   Eschbach, E ^a   Gunther, D ^a   Gayet, S ^b   Bertrand, X ^c   Talon, D ^c  

^a Centre Hospitalier de Rouffach   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Geriatric care; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Uniform contamination

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

AGED; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOMITES; FRANCE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG-TERM CARE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSES; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 58249083131     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.10.028     Document Type: Article

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