Controversies in isolation and general infection control practices in pediatrics

Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 48-54

  Siegel, Jane D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEDIATRICS; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0036183301     PISSN: 10451870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/spid.2002.29757     Document Type: Article

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