Role of overcrowding in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission: Bayesian network analysis for a single public hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 92-96

  Waterhouse, M ^a,b   Morton, A ^a,c   Mengersen, K ^a   Cook, D ^a,c,d   Playford, G ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Wesley Research Institute   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Overcrowding

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE;

ARTICLE; BAYESIAN LEARNING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROWDING; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; BED OCCUPANCY; CROWDING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 79955970304     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.01.016     Document Type: Article

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