Daily hazard of acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in the intensive care unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-129

  Marshall, Caroline ^a,b   Spelman, Denis ^c   Harrington, Glenys ^c   McBryde, Emma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849109388     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/593967     Document Type: Article

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