Trend of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia in an institution with a high rate of MRSA after the reinforcement of antibiotic stewardship and hand hygiene

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Kim, Yong Chan ^a   Kim, Min Hyung ^a   Song, Je Eun ^a   Ahn, Jin Young ^a   Oh, Dong Hyun ^a   Kweon, Oh Mee ^b   Lee, Dongsuk ^b   Kim, Sun Bean ^a   Kim, Hye Won ^a   Jeong, Su Jin ^a   Ku, Nam Su ^a   Han, Sang Hoon ^a   Park, Eun Suk ^b   Yong, Dongeun ^a   Song, Young Goo ^a   Lee, Kyungwon ^a   Kim, June Myung ^a   Choi, Jun Yong ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Bloodstream infection; Infection control

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PREDNISONE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; REINFORCEMENT; SOUTH KOREA; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84876922879     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.12.018     Document Type: Article

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