Automatic alerts for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus surveillance and control: Role of a hospital information system

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 496-502

  Pittet, Didier ^a   Safran, Edith ^a   Harbarth, Stephan ^a   Borst, François ^a   Copin, Pascale ^a   Rohner, Peter ^a   Scherrer, Jean Raoul ^a   Auckenthaler, Raymond ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030202842     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141281     Document Type: Article

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