A comparison of environmental contamination by patients infected or colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant enterococci: a multicenter study.
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Knelson, LP; Williams, DA; Gergen, MF; Rutala, WA; Weber, DJ; Sexton, DJ; Anderson, DJ ...
Published in: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
July 2014
A total of 1,023 environmental surfaces were sampled from 45 rooms with patients infected or colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) before terminal room cleaning. Colonized patients had higher median total target colony-forming units (CFU) of MRSA or VRE than did infected patients (median, 25 CFU [interquartile range, 0-106 CFU] vs 0 CFU [interquartile range, 0-29 CFU]; P = .033).
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
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1559-6834
Publication Date
July 2014
Volume
35
Issue
7
Start / End Page
872 / 875
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Patients' Rooms
- North Carolina
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Housekeeping, Hospital
- Epidemiology
- Cross Infection
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Academic Medical Centers
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Knelson, L. P., Williams, D. A., Gergen, M. F., Rutala, W. A., Weber, D. J., Sexton, D. J., … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program, . (2014). A comparison of environmental contamination by patients infected or colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant enterococci: a multicenter study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 35(7), 872–875. https://doi.org/10.1086/676861
Knelson, Lauren P., David A. Williams, Maria F. Gergen, William A. Rutala, David J. Weber, Daniel J. Sexton, Deverick J. Anderson, and Deverick J. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program. “A comparison of environmental contamination by patients infected or colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant enterococci: a multicenter study.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 35, no. 7 (July 2014): 872–75. https://doi.org/10.1086/676861.
Knelson LP, Williams DA, Gergen MF, Rutala WA, Weber DJ, Sexton DJ, et al. A comparison of environmental contamination by patients infected or colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant enterococci: a multicenter study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Jul;35(7):872–5.
Knelson, Lauren P., et al. “A comparison of environmental contamination by patients infected or colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant enterococci: a multicenter study.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, vol. 35, no. 7, July 2014, pp. 872–75. Pubmed, doi:10.1086/676861.
Knelson LP, Williams DA, Gergen MF, Rutala WA, Weber DJ, Sexton DJ, Anderson DJ, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program. A comparison of environmental contamination by patients infected or colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant enterococci: a multicenter study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Jul;35(7):872–875.
Published In
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
DOI
EISSN
1559-6834
Publication Date
July 2014
Volume
35
Issue
7
Start / End Page
872 / 875
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Patients' Rooms
- North Carolina
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Housekeeping, Hospital
- Epidemiology
- Cross Infection
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Academic Medical Centers