Can we control the spread of antibiotic-resistant nosocomial pathogens? The methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus paradigm

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 321-322

  Struelens, Marc J ^a   Denis, Olivier ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STAFF TRAINING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33745621646     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qco.0000235156.55431.64     Document Type: Editorial

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