Consequences of inaction: Importance of infection control practices

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2001, Pages

  Boyce, J M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MISUSE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0035884916     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/321839     Document Type: Conference Paper

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