Surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in acute care hospitals. Results of the VINCat Program (2008-2010)

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2012, Pages 39-42

  Freixas, Núria ^a   Sopena, Nieves ^b   Limón, Enric ^c   Bella, Feliu ^d   Matas, Lourdes ^b   Almirante, Benito ^e   Pujol, Miquel ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^c VINCat Coordinating Center   (Spain)

^d Internal Medicine Service   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Healthcare related infections; Methicillin resistance; Nosocomial infections; Staphylococcus aureus; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; STRATIFIED SAMPLE;

BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84863607247     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0213-005X(12)70095-2     Document Type: Article

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