Universal screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute care: Risk factors and outcome from a multicentre study

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-35

  Reilly, J S ^a,b   Stewart, S ^a   Christie, P ^c   Allardice, G M ^a   Stari, T ^a,d   Matheson, A ^a   Masterton, R ^e   Gould, I M ^f   Williams, C ^g  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^e NHS AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^g NHS WESTERN ISLES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromogenic agar; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOME; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURE MEDIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84455208138     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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