Prevalence, risk factors, and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal and axillary colonization among psychiatric patients on admission to an academic medical center

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 199-203

  Farley, Jason E ^a,b   Ross, Tracy ^c   Krall, Jenna ^d   Hayat, Matt ^a   Caston Gaa, Ann ^c   Perl, Trish ^b,c,d   Carroll, Karen C ^b,c,e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonization; Infection control; Mental health; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureas; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INFECTION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AXILLA; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; NASAL CAVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84875364430     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.03.028     Document Type: Article

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