The role of healthcare personnel in the maintenance and spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 78-100

  Cimolai, Nevio ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carrier; Infection; Infection control; Methicillin resistant; Personnel; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FUSIDIC ACID; HEXACHLOROPHENE; MINOCYCLINE; NOVOBIOCIN; POLYMYXIN B; POVIDONE IODINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TRICLOSAN; TYROTHRICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DERMATITIS; EPIDEMIC; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL STAFF; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS INFECTION; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 63549131995     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2008.10.001     Document Type: Review

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