Risk factors associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization on hospital admission among oncology patients

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 603-605

  Schaefer, Adam M ^a   McMullen, Kathleen M ^a   Mayfield, Jennie L ^a   Richmond, Amy ^a   Warren, David K ^b   Dubberke, Erik R ^b  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONCOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; ODDS RATIO; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 69249202677     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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