Evaluation of compliance with preventive barrier precautions to control meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cross-transmission in four non-intensive acute-care wards of a French teaching hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-83

  Eveillard, M ^a   Grandin, S ^a   Zihoune, N ^a   Benlolo, J A ^a   Branger, C ^a   Dreyfuss, D ^a   de Lassence, A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FRANCE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT CARE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WARD;

CROSS INFECTION; FRANCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PATIENT ISOLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33845566258     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.09.023     Document Type: Letter

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