Understanding the spread of antibiotic resistant pathogens in hospitals: Mathematical models as tools for control

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1739-1746

  Bonten, M J M ^a   Austin, D J ^b   Lipsitch, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENOTYPE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035889464     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323761     Document Type: Review

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