Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus colonization and risk of subsequent infection in critically ill children: Importance of preventing nosocomial methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus transmission

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 853-859

  Milstone, Aaron M ^a,b,c   Goldner, Brian W ^a   Ross, Tracy ^d   Shepard, John W ^c   Carroll, Karen C ^a,d   Perl, Trish M ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Department of Pathology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHILD; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 80054068769     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir547     Document Type: Article

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