Winning the battle but losing the war: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection at a teaching hospital

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 539-548

  Farrington, M ^a,c   Redpath, C ^c   Trundle, C ^c   Coomber, S ^b   Brown, N M ^a  

^a Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b Occupational Health Department   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; DISEASE CARRIER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031880202     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/91.8.539     Document Type: Article

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