Sequential introduction of single room isolation and hand hygiene campaign in the control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in intensive care unit

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Cheng, Vincent C C ^a   Tai, Josepha W M ^a   Chan, WM ^a   Lau, Eric H Y ^b   Chan, Jasper F W ^a   To, Kelvin K W ^a,b   Li, Iris W S ^a   Ho, P L ^a,b   Yuen, K Y ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT CARE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ISOLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77956458074     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-263     Document Type: Article

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