Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2005 · 37 citations · 19 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyInfectious Disease EpidemiologyMedical MicrobiologyOutbreak InvestigationBacterial InfectionsHealthcare-associated InfectionsHealthcare-associated Outbreak InvestigationNosocomial Infection EpidemiologyNosocomial InfectionsSurgical Site InfectionHealthcare Worker Infection SurveillanceHealthcare Worker TransmissionHospital Infection Outbreak InvestigationHospital Ward EpidemiologyMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus SurveillanceSurgical Site Morbidity
An investigation was performed following two methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surgical-site infections in a 946-bed French general hospital. The investigation revealed that the outbreak involved 7 patients in 2 surgical wards and that infections were probably contracted in the operating theater from a healthcare worker suffering from chronic sinusitis.
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J D Whitehouse, N. Deborah Friedman, Kathryn B Kirkland et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2002 · 933 citations · Full text