Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus epidemiology and control in Belgian Hospitals, 1991 to 1995

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 503-508

  Struelens, Marc J ^a,c   Ronveaux, Olivier ^b   Jans, Béatrice ^b   Mertens, Raf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology of Brussels   (Belgium)

^c ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

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

EID: 0030203512     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141282     Document Type: Article

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