Outbreak versus an Inbreak of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a Rural Tertiary Referral NICU: Value of Molecular Techniques to Monitor the Epidemiology of MRSA in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Autor: | Keith M. Ramsey, Kerri L. Augustino, William Dalzell, Teresa Fisher |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Neonatal intensive care unit Referral Epidemiology business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Outbreak medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia surgical procedures operative Infectious Diseases Emergency medicine Medicine business Intensive care medicine Medical costs |
Zdroj: | American Journal of Infection Control. 39:E154-E155 |
ISSN: | 0196-6553 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.04.262 |
Popis: | Background/Objective: Community-acquired respiratory viral infections (CRV) are a threat to the hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patient, particularly those treated as outpatients. High motrality rates have been associated with CRV pneumonia. Also CRV is responsible for unscheduled re-admissions, lengthy treatments, and increased medical costs. In investigations of non-HSCT households, the presence of CRV infections and their spread in households correlated to secondary family members. The objectives of this study were to determine if children or the number of contacts living in the immediate household increase the risk for the HSCT patient acquiring a CRV. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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