Impact of admission screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on the length of stay in an emergency department

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-102

  Gilligan, P ^a   Quirke, M ^a   Winder, S ^a   Humphreys, H ^a,b  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Boarders; Emergency department; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77952580965     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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