Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii: An unexpected difference in epidemiologic behavior

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 544-551

  Bernards, Alexandra T ^a   Frénay, Hendrina M E ^b   Lim, Bing T ^b   Hendriks, Willem D H ^c   Dijkshoorn, Lenie ^a   Van Boven, Cees P A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Regionaal Lab Medishe M   (Netherlands)

^c Zuiderziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 0031672521     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ic.1998.v26.a84555     Document Type: Article

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