Decline in the rates of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition and bacteraemia in a general intensive care unit between 1996 and 2008

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 314-319

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

^a MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infection control; Intensive care unit; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN;

ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 61349138129     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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