Control of infections caused by multidrug resistant organisms in French hospitals. Example of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus;Controle des infections a germes multiresistants dans les hopitaux francais a travers la surveillance du Staphylococcus aureus resistant a la meticilline (SARM)

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 27, Issue SPEC. ISS MAR., 1997, Pages 165-171

  Lepelletier, D ^a   Regnier, B ^a   Richet, H ^a  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

epidemiology; hospital hygiene; indicators; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; multidrug resistance; surveillance

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030906532     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-077X(97)80016-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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