Pre-emptive contact precautions for intubated patients reduced healthcare-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in an intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-101

  Matsushima, A ^a   Tasaki, O ^a   Tomono, K ^a   Ogura, H ^a   Kuwagata, Y ^a   Sugimoto, H ^a   Hamasaki, T ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated infection; Intensive care unit; Intubation; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Pre emptive contact precaution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; SEROTONINERGIC TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 79955947332     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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