Current issues of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Epidemiology, diagnostics, prevention, and therapy;Aktuelle MRSA-problematik. Epidemiologie, diagnostik, prävention und therapie

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Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 499-505

  Kappstein, I ^a  

^a Kreiskliniken Traunstein/Trostberg GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Isolation; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Prevention of nosocomial infections; Standard precautions

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASK; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MASKS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PATIENT ISOLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745160005     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-006-1185-4     Document Type: Article

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