Impact of a mandatory infection control education program on nosocomial acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-256

  Lee, Todd C ^a   Moore, Christine ^b   Raboud, Janet M ^a,c   Muller, Matthew P ^a   Green, Karen ^b   Tong, Agnes ^a,b   Dhaliwal, Jastej ^a   McGeer, Allison ^a,b   Baguley, Karen ^d   Cann, Darlene ^d   Churchill, Erin ^d   Goldman, Carol ^d   Lee, Wayne ^d   Silver, Colleen ^d   Wigston, Cindi ^d   Willey, Barbara ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 61849137747     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/596042     Document Type: Article

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