Nosocomial acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus during an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-137

  Poutanen, Susan M ^a,b   Vearncombe, Mary ^b,c   McGeer, Allison J ^a,b   Gardam, Michael ^b,d   Large, Grant ^e   Simor, Andrew E ^b,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; ONTARIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 15944387826     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502516     Document Type: Article

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