Proactive infection control measures to prevent nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in HongKong

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 734-741

  Cheng, Vincent Chi Chung ^a   Tai, Josepha Wai Ming ^a   Chen, Jonathan Hon Kwan ^a   So, Simon Yung Chun ^a   Ng, Wing Chun ^b   Hung, Ivan Fan Ngan ^c   Leung, Sally Sau Man ^a   Wong, Sally Cheuk Ying ^a   Chan, Tuen Ching ^b   Chan, Felix Hon Wai ^b   Ho, Pak Leung ^a,c   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a,c  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Fung Yiu King Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Contact tracing; Proactive infection control; Screening; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE PLUS SULBACTAM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; MOXIFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY; CROSS INFECTION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTACT TRACING; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HAND HYGIENE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI;

EID: 84922599337     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: 18760821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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