Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in palliative care

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 443-449

  Prentice, Wendy ^a,d   Dunlop, Robert ^a   Armes, P J ^a   Cunningham, D E ^a   Lucas, Caroline ^b   Todd, Jennifer ^c  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER S HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ALICE HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

^c Trinity Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^d Marie Curie Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bed occupancy; Cross infection; Hospices; Methicillin resistance; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031766061     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921698673226380     Document Type: Article

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