Hospital-wide methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus control program: A 5-year follow-up.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 30(8): 778-81, 2009 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19580437
We investigated the influence of different interventions (active surveillance, contact isolation, monitoring, and rapid diagnostic testing) on the number of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia cases. An interrupted time-series analysis was used. MRSA bacteremia cases were reduced by 70% when all interventions were in place. We proved monitoring to be an essential component.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Cross Infection
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Universal Precautions
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Infection Control
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Bacteremia
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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ENFERMAGEM
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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HOSPITAIS
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Israel
Country of publication:
Estados Unidos