Control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak involving several hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 180-186

  Pastila, Satu ^a   Sammalkorpi, K T ^b   Vuopio Varkila, J ^b,c   Kontiainen, S ^b   Ristola, M A ^b  

^a KANTA HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Infection control; MRSA; Nosocomial infection; Outbreaks

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METICILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICAL STAFF; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 7744235726     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.06.024     Document Type: Article

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