Impact of nursing home residence on hospital epidemiology of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A perspective from Asia

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 250-252

  Verrall, A ^a   Merchant, R ^a   Dillon, J ^a   Ying, D ^a   Fisher, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Nursing homes; Screening; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHINESE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NURSING HOME PATIENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING HOMES; SINGAPORE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84874230603     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.11.021     Document Type: Article

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