Successful control of a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit: A retrospective, before-after study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Iacobelli, Silvia ^a,b   Colomb, Benoit ^c   Bonsante, Francesco ^a,b   Astruc, Karine ^c   Ferdynus, Cyril ^b   Bouthet, Marie France ^c   Neuwirth, Catherine ^d   Aho Glélé, Ludwig Serge ^c   Chavanet, Pascal ^e   Gouyon, Jean Bernard ^b,c,f  

^a Néonatologie Réanimation Néonatale et Pédiatrique ^*  (France)

^b Centre d'Investigations Cliniques   (France)

^c Medical University of Dijon   (France)

^d DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Community; Endemic; Hospital acquired infection; Newborn; Practices; Quality improvement; Voice, Bundle

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER CARE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY TEST; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84884343993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-440     Document Type: Article

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