Compliance of hospital staff with guidelines for the active surveillance of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and its impact on rates of nosocomial MRSA bacteremia

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 740-744

  Zoabi, Marwan ^a   Keness, Yoram ^b,c   Titler, Nava ^b   Bisharat, Naiel ^b,c  

^a Nazareth Hospital   (Israel)

^b HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene compliance; Medical staff; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Nosocomial infections; Nursing staff; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ERADICATION THERAPY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL GLOVE; ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HETEROZYGOTE; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MANAGEMENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENICITY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; ISRAEL; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POLICY MAKING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84858050480     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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