Evidence-based infection-control decisions for nosocomial MRSA based on spa typing;Evidenzbasierte hygienemaßnahmen mittels spa-typisierung bei MRSA-häufungen im krankenhaus

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 130, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 1364-1368

  Mellmann, Alexander ^a   Friedrich, A W ^a   Kipp, F ^a   Hinder, F ^a   Keckevoet, U ^a   Harmsen, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; DNA; EXONUCLEASE; METICILLIN; PROTEIN A; BACTERIAL DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENE SEQUENCE; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIC; FACTUAL DATABASE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 20544461915     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-868735     Document Type: Article

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