Control of vancomycin-resistant enterococci: It is important, it is possible, and it is cost-effective

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 420-423

  Mayhall, Glen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; METICILLIN; SUCRALFATE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENTEROCOCCUS; GLOVE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0036678562     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502078     Document Type: Editorial

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