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BACKGROUND: This is a theory verification study in which the theory of planned behavior (TPB) of Ajzen is applied to predict operating room (OR) infection control behavior. The study was...
BACKGROUND: The anterior nares of the nose is the most frequent carriage site for Staphylococcus aureus. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is the most significant nosocomial pathogen.
METHODS: The prevalence of nasal...
Park YJ, Jeong JS, Park ES, Shin ES, Kim SH, Lee YS
KMID: 2307592
Korean J Nosocomial Infect Control.
2007 Dec;12(2):112-121.
BACKGROUND: The control of multidrug-resistant microorganisms (MDROs) is important in preventing healthcare-associated infections. We performed a survey to evaluate the current system for control of MDROs in general hospitals in...
BACKGROUND: Plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamases (PABLs) are cephalosporinases that confer resistance to a wide variety of beta-lactam drugs and that may thereby create serious therapeutic problems. The PABL-producing organisms are a...
CTX-M-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are the most wide spread enzymes among non-TEM and non-SHV plamid-mediated ESBLs, and have been found predominantly in Escherichia coli. CTX-M ESBLs have a wide substrate...
BACKGROUND: Avoparcin has been banned in Korea since 8 years ago, but vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) has not been proven to be eradicated from the domestic livestock. This study was purposed...