Prior room occupancy increases risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 135-140

  Mitchell, Brett G ^a,b   Digney, Wilhelmine ^c   Ferguson, John K ^d,e  

^a AVONDALE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLEANING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; WARD;

EID: 84918552271     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: 18355625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI14023     Document Type: Article

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