Trends in incidence of late-onset methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection in neonatal intensive care units data from the national nosocomial infections surveillance system, 1995-2004

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 577-581

  Lessa, Fernanda C ^a   Edwards, Jonathan R ^a,b   Fridkin, Scott K ^a   Tenover, Fred C ^a   Horan, Teresa C ^a   Gorwitz, Rachel J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR PREPAREDNESS DETECTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated infections; Late onset infections; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Neonatal intensive care units; Newborns; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

BACTEREMIA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PNEUMONIA, STAPHYLOCOCCAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449534267     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31819988bf     Document Type: Review

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