MRSA infection in the neonatal intensive care unit

Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 499-509

  Giuffrè, Mario ^a   Bonura, Celestino ^a   Cipolla, Domenico ^a   Mammina, Caterina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CA MRSA; epidemiology; HA MRSA; infection control; molecular typing; MRSA; NICU; surveillance

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLINDAMYCIN; DAPTOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LACTOFERRIN; LINEZOLID; MACROLIDE; NAFCILLIN; OXACILLIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMMUNITY ASSOCIATED METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; EUROPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877020841     PISSN: 14787210     EISSN: 17448336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eri.13.28     Document Type: Review

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