Risk of organism acquisition from prior room occupants: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 211-217

  Mitchell, B G ^a,b   Dancer, S J ^c   Anderson, M ^a   Dehn, E ^a  

^a AVONDALE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c HAIRMYRES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Cleaning; Infection control; Prior room occupancy

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PEER REVIEW; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL; META ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSMISSION;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84945451186     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.08.005     Document Type: Review

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