All Wales surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): The first year's results

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 173-179

  Morgan, M ^a,d   Salmon, R ^b   Keppie, N ^b   Evans Williams, D ^a   Hosein, I ^a   Looker, D N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CDSC Wales   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CoSurv; Methicillin resistance; Staphylococcus aureus; Total population surveillance

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; METICILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; COMMUNITY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033051413     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(99)90014-2     Document Type: Short Survey

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