Reduction in the incidence of MRSA with use of alcohol-based hand rub solutions and gloves

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 269-271

  Matsumoto, Kazuaki ^a   Shigemi, Akari ^a   Yaji, Keiko ^a   Shimodozono, Yoshihiro ^a   Takeda, Yasuo ^a   Ikawa, Kazuro ^c   Morikawa, Norifumi ^c   Miyanohara, Hiroaki ^b   Kawamura, Hideki ^b   Orita, Michiyo ^b   Tokuda, Koichi ^b   Nishi, Junichiro ^b   Yamada, Katsushi ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial use density; Hand hygiene; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHEM DERIVATIVE; FOSFOMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; MACROLIDE; OXACILLIN; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GLOVE; HYGIENE PRODUCT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 84863307853     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-011-0291-5     Document Type: Article

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