Isolation

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-64

  Edmond, Michael ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GUIDELINES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PATIENT ISOLATION; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 0030639195     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141965     Document Type: Article

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