Antimicrobial resistance in long-term-care facilities

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-140

  Strausbaugh, Larry J ^a,g   Crossley, Kent B ^b,c   Nurse, Brenda A ^d,e   Thrupp, Lauri D ^f   Bentley, David W ^h   Garibaldi, Richard A ^h   Neuhaus, Ellen G ^h   Nicolle, Lindsay E ^h   Smith, Philip W ^h  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Hospital for Special Care New Britain   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG TERM CARE; MICROBIOLOGY; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030075056     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141013     Document Type: Article

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