Risk factors for development of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection among colonized patients

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 625-628

  Ramarathnam, Vivek ^a   De Marco, Brendan ^a   Ortegon, Anthony ^a   Kemp, Dale ^b   Luby, James ^a   Sreeramoju, Pranavi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Active Surveillance Program; Hospital infection control; MRSA epidemiology; Nasal colonization; Observational study

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STEROIDS; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879499808     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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