Management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in The Netherlands

Reviews and Research in Medical Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-116

  Vandenbroucke Grauls, Christina M J E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; National guidelines; Strict isolation

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031952727     PISSN: 0954139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013542-199804000-00005     Document Type: Article

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