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18821886

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-9-29
pubmed:abstractText
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) incidence and workload as reflected by daily bed occupancy were assessed retrospectively over a 12-month period in a mixed adult ICU. All MRSA positive results were retrieved from the Microbiology Department; patients with MRSA were divided into those whose admission swabs were positive and those whose specimens subsequently became positive. There were 619 admissions, 48 of which had MRSA on admission (7.8% incidence) and 16 new MRSA infections in ICU (total incidence 10.3%). The frequency of MRSA acquisition was significantly higher on days when more than seven beds were occupied (0.0090 vs 0.0059 new acquisitions per patient per day, respectively, p = 0.015). In this well staffed but physically small unit local routes of infection transmission may be relevant.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1365-2044
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1070-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-8-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Bed occupancy and incidence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in an intensive care unit.
pubmed:affiliation
Glan Clwyd Hospital, Denbighshire, North Wales, UK. ajhowie@doctors.org.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article