Elimination of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus with mupirocin during a hospital outbreak

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 377-384

  Hill, R L R ^a   Duckworth, G J ^a   Casewell, M W ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FATTY ACIDS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; METHICILLIN; MUPIROCIN; NASAL CAVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0023684592     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/22.3.377     Document Type: Article

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