Transmission of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (Mrsa) to healthcare worker gowns and gloves during care of nursing home residents

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1050-1057

  Roghmann, Mary Claire ^a   Johnson, Kristie ^a   Sorkin, John D ^a   Langenberg, Patricia ^a   Lydecker, Alison ^a   Sorace, Brian ^a   Levy, Lauren ^a   Mody, Lona ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; DIARRHEA; DRUG THERAPY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN INJURY; STOMA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; VITAL SIGN; WOUND FLUID; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOMITE; HETEROZYGOTE; MICROBIOLOGY; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGICAL GLOVE; TRANSMISSION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; FOMITES; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84958528994     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.119     Document Type: Article

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