Interventions to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission in health care facilities: What works?

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 25, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 137-144

  Salgado, Cassandra D ^a   Calfee, David P ^c   Farr, Barry M ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c University of Virginia Health System ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0041915524     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-4399(03)80042-9     Document Type: Article

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