Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and Infectious Diseases Society of America Joint Committee on the Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance: Guidelines for the Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 275-291

  Shlaes, David M ^a   Gerding, Dale N ^b   John Jr , Joseph F ^c   Craig, William A ^d   Bornstein, Donald L ^e   Duncan, Robert A ^f   Eckman, Mark R ^g   Farrer, William E ^h   Greene, William H ⁱ   Lorian, Victor ^j   Levy, Stuart ^k   McGowan Jr , John E ^l   Paul, Sindy M ^m   Ruskin, Joel ⁿ   Tenover, Fred C ^o   Watanakunakorn, Chatrchai ^p  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Duluth Clinic   (United States)

^h Trinitas Hospital   (United States)

ⁱ STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^k TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^m NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

ⁿ KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^o CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^p ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT ISOLATION; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031113328     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141215     Document Type: Article

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