Prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in spinal cord injury units

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 422-426

  Evans, Martin E ^a,b   Kralovic, Stephen M ^a,c   Simbartl, Loretta A ^a   Obrosky, D Scott ^a   Hammond, Margaret C ^a   Goldstein, Barry ^a   Evans, Charlesnika T ^d,e   Roselle, Gary A ^a,c   Jain, Rajiv ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

MRSA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMERGENCY CARE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NURSE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY UNIT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WARD;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84876912092     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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