Duration of colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an acute care facility: A study to assess epidemiologic features

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 249-253

  Rogers, Chantrice ^a   Sharma, Akshay ^a,b   Rimland, David ^a,c,d   Stafford, Cortney ^a   Jernigan, John ^c   Satola, Sarah ^c,d   Crispell, Emily ^a   Gaynes, Robert ^a,c,d  

^a ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonization interval

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE SECRETION; NOSE SMEAR; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY;

COLONIZATION INTERVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896698900     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.09.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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