Community and nosocomial transmission of Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Implications for healthcare

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 258-264

  Orendi, J M ^a   Coetzee, N ^b   Ellington, M J ^b   Boakes, E ^b   Cookson, B D ^b   Hardy, K J ^c   Hawkey, P M ^c   Kearns, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Healthcare worker; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nosocomial; Occupational health; Panton Valentine leucocidin

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; METRONIDAZOLE; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; VANCOMYCIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; EXOTOXIN; LEUKOCIDIN; PANTON-VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG THERAPY; EPIDEMIC; FAMILY HEALTH; FATALITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TRANSMISSION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CARRIER STATE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CONTACT TRACING; CROSS INFECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EXOTOXINS; FAMILY HEALTH; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77954541158     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.03.023     Document Type: Article

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