Prevention and control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-124

  Humphreys, H ^a   Grundmann, H ^b   Skov, R ^c   Lucet, J C ^d   Cauda, R ^e  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decolonization; Disinfection cleaning; Hand hygiene; Isolation cohorting; MRSA; pPatient transfer discharge; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BATH; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FOREIGN BODY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 62149091176     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02699.x     Document Type: Review

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