An investigation of the risk factors for infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among patients in a neonatal intensive care unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 580-586

  Sakaki, Haruyo ^a   Nishioka, Midori ^b   Kanda, Katsuya ^a   Takahashi, Yasuko ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Gifu College of Nursing   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

birth weight; eye mucous; kangaroo mother care; MRSA; Neonatal intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KANGAROO CARE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MUCUS GLAND; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; RISK FACTOR;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 69049101024     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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