Epidemiology and risk factors for Hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among burn patients

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 429-434

  Kaiser, Meghann L ^a   Thompson, Deborah J ^a   Malinoski, Darren ^a   Lane, Christopher ^a   Cinat, Marianne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG BURN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURN UNITS; BURNS; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ISOLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955959162     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318217f92d     Document Type: Article

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