Impact of active surveillance on meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and hospital resource utilisation

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 232-237

  Martinez Capolino, C ^a   Reyes, K ^a   Johnson, L ^a   Sullivan, J ^a   Samuel, L ^a   DiGiovine, B ^b   Eichenhorn, M ^b   Horst, H M ^b   Varelas, P ^b   Mickey, M A ^c   Washburn, R ^c   Zervos, M ^a,c,d  

^a Henry Ford Health System Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active surveillance cultures; Hospital acquired infections; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Surveillance; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CARRIER STATE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICHIGAN; PATIENT ISOLATION; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77549088410     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.10.018     Document Type: Article

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