Strategies for the management of healthcare staff colonized with epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-127

  Cox, R A ^a   Conquest, C ^a  

^a Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Staff colonization

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; FUSIDATE SODIUM; MINOCYCLINE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030953821     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(97)90100-6     Document Type: Article

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