Improving the timeliness of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus antimicrobial decolonization therapy administration: A descriptive account

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 209-215

  Brooks, H L ^a   Hodson, J ^a   Richardson, S J ^a   Stezhka, L ^a   Gill, M J ^a   Coleman, J J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic administration; Clinical Decision Support; Computerized Provider Order Entry; Intervention; MRSA decolonization

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL DECOLONIZATION THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; DATA EXTRACTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTIBIOTIC ADMINISTRATION; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; INTERVENTION; MRSA DECOLONIZATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84895875315     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.01.004     Document Type: Article

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