Colonization of patients and contamination of the patients' environment by MRSA under conditions of single-room isolation

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-215

  Rohr, Ute ^a   Kaminski, Andrzej ^b   Wilhelm, Michael ^a   Jurzik, Lars ^a   Gatermann, Sören ^a   Muhr, Gert ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental contamination; Isolation; MRSA; Screening; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; RISK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GROIN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ISOLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 58849166146     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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