Let MRSA-positive patients live a normal life

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 835-836

  Geffers, Christine ^a   Rüden, Henning ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ICU; MRSA infections; Preventive infections

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; EDITORIAL; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33645282502     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfl061     Document Type: Editorial

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