Decreasing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections with chlorhexidine and mupirocin

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 629-633

  Thompson, Peggy ^a   Houston, Sally ^a  

^a TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Infection rates; Resistant organisms; Surgical infections

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; HEART SURGERY; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLORHEXIDINE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MUPIROCIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84879499026     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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