The success of routine MRSA screening in vascular surgery: A nine year review

International Angiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 204-208

  Malde, Drdeep J ^a,b   Abidia, A ^a   McCollum, C ^a   Welch, M ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputation; Graft infection; MRSA screening

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION COMPLICATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VASCULAR SURGERY; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PROGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33745929323     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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