Hand hygiene seems to be sufficient for prevention of MRSA transmission on a closed psychiatric ward

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 334-335

  Ebner, W ^a   Schlachetzki, J ^a   Schneider, C ^a   Dettenkofer, M ^a   Langosch, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

AGED; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MENTAL PATIENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NOSE SMEAR; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; CROSS INFECTION; FOLLOW UP; HETEROZYGOTE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; HAND DISINFECTION;

EID: 77954540865     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.02.010     Document Type: Letter

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