The role of gowns in preventing nosocomial transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Gown use in MRSA control

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-194

  Grant, J ^a   Ramman Haddad, L ^b   Dendukuri, N ^b   Libman, M D ^a,b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

CROSS INFECTION; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUEBEC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644900211     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/500623     Document Type: Article

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