Colonization of pressure ulcers by multidrug-resistant microorganisms in patients receiving home care

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 947-952

  Cataldo, Maria Concetta ^a   Bonura, Celestino ^b   Caputo, Giuseppe ^a   Aleo, Aurora ^b   Rizzo, Giovanna ^a   Geraci, Daniela Maria ^b   Cal, Cinzia ^b   Fasciana, Teresa ^b   Mattaliano, Anna Rita ^c   Mammina, Caterina ^b  

^a Geriatric Assessment and Integrated Home Care Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c Medical Direction   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Home care; Multidrug resistance; Pressure ulcers

Indexed keywords

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROORGANISM; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RALSTONIA PICKETTII; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 80755130185     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2011.591821     Document Type: Article

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