Severe methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infections associated with epidural injections at an outpatient pain clinic
Severe methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infections associated with epidural injections at an outpatient pain clinic
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ajic.2011.03.007
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发表时间：
2012-03-01
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4.9
通讯作者：
Patel, Priti R.
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作者：
Radcliffe, Rachel;Meites, Elissa;Patel, Priti R.
背景：最近门诊护理机构爆发的疫情凸显了感染控制违规是疾病传播的危险因素。 2009 年 5 月，3 名患者在西弗吉尼亚州疼痛门诊接受硬膜外注射后，因严重甲氧西林敏感金黄色葡萄球菌 (MSSA) 感染而住院。 方法：我们进行了一项回顾性队列研究，评估了在 3 周内接受注射的临床患者。病例被定义为实验室确诊的感染或感染的临床证据
Background: Recent outbreaks in ambulatory care settings have highlighted infection control breaches as risk factors for disease transmission. In May 2009, 3 patients were hospitalized with severe methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infections after receiving epidural injections at a West Virginia outpatient pain clinic.Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study evaluating clinic patients who received injections during a 3-week period. A case was defined as laboratory-confirmed infection or clinical evidence of infection