Improving surveillance of MRSA bacteraemia

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7523, 2005, Pages 976-977

  Duckworth, Georgia ^a   Charlett, Andr ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 27644499076     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7523.976     Document Type: Editorial

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