Eradication of endemic methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections from a neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 614-624

  Haley, Robert W ^a,b   Cushion, Nancy B ^a,b   Tenover, Fred C ^a,b   Bannerman, Tammy L ^a,b   Dryer, Donna ^a,b   Ross, Jillian ^a,b   Sánchez, Pablo J ^a,b   Siegel, Jane D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; TRIPLE DYE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROWDING; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UMBILICAL CORD;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0028914899     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/171.3.614     Document Type: Article

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