Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus control in hospitals: The dutch experience

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 512-513

  Vandenbroucke Grauls, C M J E ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NETHERLANDS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NETHERLANDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030202775     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141284     Document Type: Article

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