Postdischarge surveillance to identify subsequent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in colonized children

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 939-941

  Advani, Sonali ^a   Sengupta, Arnab ^a   Milstone, Aaron M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonization; MRSA; Postdischarge follow up; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHILD; DATA BASE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

COLONIZATION; MRSA; POSTDISCHARGE FOLLOW-UP; SURVEILLANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84884906967     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.12.016     Document Type: Article

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