Evaluation of a successful vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus prevention intervention in a community of health care facilities

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-57

  Sohn, Annette H ^a,b,c   Ostrowsky, Belinda E ^a,c,d   Sinkowitz Cochran, Ronda L ^a,d   Quirk, Stephen B ^a,e   Jarvis, William R ^a,d  

^a Georgia CORE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d NONE

^e Siouxland District Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; EDUCATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 0035101805     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2001.109781     Document Type: Article

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