Control of Nosocomial Acquisition of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Through Active Surveillance of Hemodialysis Patients

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 436-438

  Axon, R Neal ^a   Engemann, John J ^a   Butcher, James ^a   Lockamy, Kathy ^a   Kaye, Keith S ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; PATIENT CARE;

CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 2442429495     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502419     Document Type: Article

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