Clustering and risk factors of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus carriage in two italian long-term care facilities

Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 216-221

  Brugnaro, P ^a   Fedeli, U ^a   Pellizzer, G ^b   Buonfrate, D ^a   Rassu, M ^b   Boldrin, C ^c   Parisi, S G ^c   Grossato, A ^c   Palu G ^c   Spolaore, P ^a  

^a Ospedale 18   (Italy)

^b SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NOSE SMEAR; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREVALENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE CAVITY; NURSING HOME; RISK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NASAL CAVITY; NURSING HOMES; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 67650261010     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-008-8165-1     Document Type: Article

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