MRSA incidence as an indicator of infection control practices: Do the results reflect the reality? [2]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-266

  Talon, D ^a   Muller, A ^a   Thouverez, M ^a   Bertrand, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FRANCE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDICATOR ORGANISM; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CROSS INFECTION; FRANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 3242763059     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.03.018     Document Type: Letter

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