Surveillance and management of all types of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

BMJ

Volumn 333, Issue 7562, 2006, Pages 269-270

  Paul, John ^a  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; NOTE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; EDITORIAL; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

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

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

EID: 33747181656     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.333.7562.269     Document Type: Editorial

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