The dynamics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus exposure in a hospital model and the potential for environmental intervention

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Plipat, Nottasorn ^a   Spicknall, Ian H ^a   Koopman, James S ^a   Eisenberg, Joseph N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLEANING; COMPARTMENT MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84890295863     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-595     Document Type: Article

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