Pre-emptive contact precautions for intubated patients reduced healthcare-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in an intensive care unit

Healthcare-associated infection by meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is still a great concern in an intensive care unit (ICU). Our surveillance data in the ICU revealed that intubated patients were at eight times higher risk of acquiring MRSA than non-intubated patients, so we hypoth...

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Gepubliceerd in:J Hosp Infect
Hoofdauteurs: Matsushima, A., Tasaki, O., Tomono, K., Ogura, H., Kuwagata, Y., Sugimoto, H., Hamasaki, T.
Formaat: Artigo
Taal:Inglês
Gepubliceerd in: The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2011
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Online toegang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7114861/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21474201
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2011.02.010
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