Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and antimicrobial use in Belgian hospitals

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-36

  Crowcroft, Natasha S ^a   Ronveaux, Olivier ^a   Monnet, Dominique L ^b   Mertens, Raf ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b National Center for Hospital Hygiene Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BELGIUM; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032615506     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501555     Document Type: Article

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