Systematic literature analysis and review of targeted preventive measures to limit healthcare-associated infections by meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

Eurosurveillance

Volumn , Issue 29, 2014, Pages

  Kock R ^a   Becker, K ^a   Cookson, B ^b   Van Gemert Pijnen, J E ^c   Harbarth, S ^d   Kluytmans, J ^e   Mielke, M ^f   Peters, G ^a   Skov, R L ^g   Struelens, M J ^h   Tacconelli, E ⁱ   Witte, W ^f   Friedrich, A W ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^g STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^h EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; POVIDONE IODINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TRICLOSAN;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DECOLONISATION; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCREENING; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84904741953     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.29.20860     Document Type: Review

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