Nonantibiotic measures for the prevention of Gram-positive infections

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2001, Pages 91-99

  Eggimann, P ^a   Pittet, D ^b  

^a Medical Intensive Care Unit   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Educational programs; Gram positive cocci; Hand hygiene; Nosocomial infection; Prevention of infection

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; HAND WASHING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 0035746958     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2001.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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