Attempts to eradicate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a long-term-care facility with the use of mupirocin ointment

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 371-378

  Kauffman, Carol A ^a   Terpenning, Margaret S ^a   He, Xiaogong ^a   Zarins, lidija T ^a   Ramsey, Mary A ^a   Jorgensen, Karen A ^a   Sottile, William S ^b   Bradley, Suzanne F ^c  

^a VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUND;

AGED; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGE; MUPIROCIN; NOSE; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0027528670     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(93)90147-H     Document Type: Article

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