Random meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrier surveillance at a district hospital and the impact of interventions to reduce endemic carriage

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 327-332

  Karas, J A ^a,b   Enoch, D A ^b   Eagle, H J ^a   Emery, M M ^a  

^a HINCHINGBROOKE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Colonisation; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61349178513     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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