Rapid environmental contamination of a new nursing home with antimicrobial-resistant organisms preceding occupation by residents

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 327-329

  Ludden, C ^a   Cormican, M ^a   Austin, B ^b   Morris, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b St Brendan's Home   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Residential care; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; NURSING HOME; RESIDENT; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 84875403051     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.11.023     Document Type: Article

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