Horizontal transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the surgical ward: A rare source of nosocomial wound infection

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-72

  Guillet, Marlne ^a,b   Zahar, Jean Ralph ^a,b   Timsit, Marc Olivier ^a   Grandin, Laure ^c   Carbonnelle, Etienne ^a,b   Join Lambert, Olivier ^a,b   Quesne, Gilles ^a   Nassif, Xavier ^a,b   Mejean, Arnaud ^a   Carbonne, Anne ^c  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c CCLIN Coordinating Center for Nosocomial Infections Control   (France)

Author keywords

Droplets transmission; Mask; Prostatic surgery; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN;

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNX; PHYSICIANS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PROSTATECTOMY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84856548285     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.02.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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