Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Nursing Home [1]

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-96

  Drinka, Paul J ^a   Stemper, Mary E ^a   Gauerke, Cathy D ^a   Miller, Janice E ^a   Reed, Kurt D ^b  

^a Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs   (United States)

^b MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL STAFF; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SECRETION; NURSING HOME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCORING SYSTEM;

CARRIER STATE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 1342332692     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503495     Document Type: Letter

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