Implementing guidelines for the control and prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci: How valid are international comparisons of success?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-135

  Humphreys, H ^a,b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 30344459663     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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