Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus: Recognition and prevention in intensive care units

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Lin, Michael Y ^a   Hayden, Mary K ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

hospital acquired infection; intensive care unit; methicillin resistance; prevention; Staphylococcus aureus; surveillance; vancomycin resistant enterococcus

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 77954900538     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181e6ab12     Document Type: Article

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