Occurrence of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a marker for transmission in a surgical intensive care unit in China

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 436-438

  Chen, Yong ^a   Zhao, Wei ^a   Liu, Hui ^b   Song, Qing ^b   Wang, Yan ^a   Zhao, Jingya ^a   Zheng, Dongyu ^a   Han, Xuelin ^a   Hu, Xiaohua ^a   Grundmann, Hajo ^c   Han, Li ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental contamination; Epidemiology; Hand hygiene compliance; Infection control; MRSA; Ward expansion

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GLYCOPEPTIDE;

APACHE; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHINA; FOREHEAD; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INGUINAL REGION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RATIO; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MRSA; WARD EXPANSION;

CHINA; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84897435743     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.11.019     Document Type: Article

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