Significant Reduction of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Geriatric Wards after Introduction of Infection Control Measures against Nosocomial Infections

Objectives (1) To investigate the efficacy of infection control measures against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremias in geriatric wards. (2) To identify predisposing risk factors for MRSA bacteremia. Methods Cases with nosocomial bacteremias were retrospectively analyzed b...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal Medicine 2001, Vol.40(3), pp.214-220
Hauptverfasser:	MASAKI, Hironori, WATANABE, Hiroshi, DEGAWA, Satoshi, YOSHIMINE, Hiroyuki, ASOH, Norichika, RIKITOMI, Naoto, MATSUMOTO, Keizo, AHMED, Kamruddin, WATANABE, Kiwao, OISHI, Kazunori, NAGATAKE, Tsuyoshi
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Bacteremia - epidemiology Bacteremia - etiology Bacteremia - prevention & control Bacterial diseases Bacterial sepsis Biological and medical sciences catheter-associated fever Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - etiology Cross Infection - prevention & control decubitus ulcer Female General aspects Health Services for the Aged Human bacterial diseases Humans Incidence Infection Control Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Methicillin Resistance Middle Aged Planification. Prevention (methods). Intervention. Evaluation povidone iodine Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine respiratory tract infection Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology Staphylococcal Infections - etiology Staphylococcal Infections - prevention & control urinary tract infection
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