Transmission dynamics of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci in England and Wales

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 883-891

  Austin, Daren J ^a   Anderson, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROCOCCUS; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NEW YORK CITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN; WALES;

EID: 0032902379     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314682     Document Type: Article

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