Epidemic of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus due to the transfer of 2 Dutch burns patients from a hospital outside of the Netherlands; who suffers the consequences?;Epidemie van meticillineresistente staphylococcus aureus door overname uit een buitenlands ziekenhuis van 2 Nederlandse brandwondpatiënten; wie draagt de gevolgen?

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 146, Issue 46, 2002, Pages 2204-2207

  Troelstra, A ^a   Kamp Hopmans, T E M ^a   Wessels, F J M ^a   Bilkert Mooiman, M A J ^a   Verhoef, J ^a   Mascini, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURN; CASE REPORT; COST; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POLICY;

BURNS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ISOLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0037121338     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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