Laboratory-acquired EMRSA-15 infection [2]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 324-325

  Gosbell, I B ^a,b   Mercer, J L ^a   Neville, S A ^a  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; LABORATORY INFECTION; LETTER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY INFECTION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0142181292     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00188-9     Document Type: Letter

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