A prospective survey of current methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus control measures

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 712-716

  Barakate, Michael S ^a,c   Harris, John P ^a   West, Richard H ^a   Vickery, Alison M ^a   Sharp, Catherine A ^b   Macleod, Colin ^a   Benn, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney Infection Control Unit Royal Prince Alfred Hospital ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Prospective; Refurbishment; Surveillance; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; FUSIDIC ACID; POVIDONE IODINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032865242     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01689.x     Document Type: Article

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