A stepwise approach to control an outbreak and ongoing transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal intensive care unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 607-611

  Song, Xiaoyan ^a,b   Cheung, Sandy ^c   Klontz, Karl ^c   Short, Billie ^a,b   Campos, Joseph ^a,b   Singh, Nalini ^a,b,c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; prevention and control; transmission

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77957160284     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.02.017     Document Type: Article

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