Reply to Muto et al. [5]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 797-798

  Strausbaugh, Larry J ^a,b   Siegel, Jane D ^c   Weinstein, Robert A ^d,e  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^e RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 33748329423     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507116     Document Type: Letter

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