Healthcare workers with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and the use of contact precautions in daily activities with patients in an Italian rehabilitation hospital: the importance of hand hygiene training

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Oct;31(10):1097-8. doi: 10.1086/656380.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Carrier State / epidemiology*
  • Carrier State / microbiology
  • Carrier State / transmission
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control
  • Cross Infection / transmission
  • Gloves, Protective
  • Hand Disinfection / methods
  • Health Personnel*
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Hygiene
  • Infection Control / methods*
  • Infection Control / standards
  • Italy
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Nasal Cavity / microbiology
  • Nursing Assistants
  • Rehabilitation Centers
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / transmission