A retrospective cohort study into acquisition of mrsa and associated risk factors after implementation of universal screening in scottish hospitals

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 889-896

  van Velzen, E V H ^a,b   Reilly, J S ^a   Kavanagh, K ^c   Leanord, A ^d   Edwards, G F S ^e   Girvan, E K ^e   Gould, I M ^f   MacKenzie, F M ^f   Masterton, R ^g  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^e Scottish MRSA Reference Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^f NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^g NHS AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WARD; WOUND;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; SELF REPORT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80051737490     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/661280     Document Type: Article

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