Trends in sources of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia: Data from the national mandatory surveillance of MRSA bacteraemia in England, 2006-2009

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-217

  Wilson, J ^a   Guy, R ^a   Elgohari, S ^a   Sheridan, E ^a   Davies, J ^a   Lamagni, T ^a   Pearson, A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated; Intravascular devices; MRSA bacteraemia; Skin and soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS;

EID: 80053323878     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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