Epidemiological Analysis Defining Concurrent Outbreaks of Serratia marcescens and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive-Care Unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 924-928

  Campbell, Judith R ^a,b   Zaccaria, Elena ^a   Mason Jr , Edward O ^a   Baker, Carol J ^a,b  

^a Woman's Hospital of Texas   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEXAS;

EID: 0032254093     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30142020     Document Type: Article

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