Are nursing homes less likely to admit methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriers?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-65

  Reynolds, Courtney ^a   Kim, Diane ^a   Kaplan, Sherrie H ^a   Mukamel, Dana B ^a   Cui, Eric ^a   Lee, Cameron ^a   Huang, Susan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital discharge; Long term care; MRSA; Postdischarge care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING HOME; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; LONG-TERM CARE; MRSA; POSTDISCHARGE CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADMISSION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84891598605     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.07.015     Document Type: Article

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